How to pronounce 抱 in Cantonese (51 out of 161):

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突然間抱住咗個仔

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

突然間 tou3 jin4 gaan1
suddenly
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
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
仔 zi2
meticulous

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