How to pronounce 抱 in Cantonese (40 out of 42):

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當然今日就抱住好大期望呢釣魚啦
And of course, today, we have high expectations for this fishery.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

當然 dong1 jin4
(adverb) absolutely
今日 gam1 jat6
(adverb) nowadays; today
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
抱 pou5
to hold
to carry (in one's arms)
to hug
to embrace
to surround
to cherish
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
大 taai3
an alternative form for the word太, too
期望 kei4 mong6
Expectation
呢 ni1
this
釣魚 diu3 jyu4
fishing
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
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