How to pronounce 拗 in Cantonese (25 out of 26):

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我以為你係左拗
I thought you were left brawling

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
以為 yi5 wai2
thought
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
左 zo2
left
the Left (politics)
east
unorthodox
queer
wrong
differing
opposite
variant of 佐zuǒ [佐]
clumsy
awkward
queer
odd
bigoted
to be demoted
a surname
used after a verb as a marker to show that the action has been completed
used after an adjective to show a change in a state
拗 aau3
to defy
to disobey
also pr. [ǎo]
hard to pronounce
obstinate
stubborn
unmanageable
to quarrel with

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