How to pronounce 抽 in Cantonese (217 out of 456):

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阿梅就講咗一抽嘢, 唔知大家明唔明
Ah Mui then said something a bit off. I wonder if everyone understands. If it's clear,

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

阿 ngo1
to curry favour with
to flatter
to pander to
梅 mui4
plum
plum flower
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)
a surname
a subgroup of the 14K triad gang
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
講 gong2
(verb) to tell
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
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
抽 cau1
to draw out
to pull out from in between
to remove part of the whole
(of certain plants) to sprout or bud
to whip or thrash
to extract
to whip
to lash
to smoke
to shrink
to beat up
to hit
to fight
嘢 je5
thing
matter (Cantonese)
see also 乜嘢miēyě [乜嘢]
a derogatory way to refer to a person
heroin
唔知 m4 zi1
don't know (spoken)
大家 daai6 gaa1
everyone
明 ming4
bright
opposite: dark 暗àn [暗]
(of meaning) clear
to understand
next
public or open
wise
generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
light
brilliant
clear-sighted
eye sight
the next (day
year)
the ming dynasty
a surname
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite

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