How to pronounce 拿起 in Cantonese (81 out of 111):

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我們把蛋糕拿起來但小心些這動作
We'll lift the cake, but be careful

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我們 ngo5 mun4
we
把 baa3
to hold
to contain
to grasp
to take hold of
handle
particle marking the following noun as a direct object
classifier for objects with handle
classifier for small objects: handful
to guard
to hold in place
sworn brotherhood
蛋糕 daan6 gou1
cake
拿起 naa4 hei2
pick up
來 loi6
to greet and welcome guests
但 daan6
but
小心 siu2 sam1
(adjective) cautious
些 se1
some
few
several
measure word indicating a small amount or small number (greater than 1)
a little
somewhat
這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
動作 dung6 zok3
action

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