How to pronounce 挑 in Cantonese (10 out of 88):

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客家話：滿姨記得拿勾擔來勾 姨仔記得拎擔竿嚟擔 小姨記得拿扁擔來挑

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

客家話 haak3 gaa1 waa2
Hakka language
滿 mun6
an alternative form for 懣, sorrowful
姨 ji1
mother's sister
aunt
concubine
one's wife's sister
a general term of address for an older female who is around the same age as one's mum
記得 gei3 dak1
remember
拿 naa4
to hold
to seize
to catch
to apprehend
to take
(used in the same way as 把bǎ [把]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
to pick up
with
to arrest
to use
to be confirmed
there!
here!
look!
to give something the finger
勾 ngau1
to hook
to sew
to crochet
hook
barb
check mark or tick
window catch
to join
to connect
to entice
a type of stroke with a hook
the base of a right triangle
to strike out
to cancel
to paint
to be reminded of something in the past
to seduce
to solicit
to thicken (soup
gravy etc)
to grasp
to get hold of
(a) year (of someone's age)
擔 daam3
a unit of weight
two buckets full
a load of, a quantifier
a carrying pole with its load
來 loi6
to greet and welcome guests
姨仔 ji1 zai2
wife's younger sister; aunt (mother's younger sister)
拎 ning1
to lift
to carry in one's hand
Taiwan pr. [līng]
to take away
to bring over
to make use of someone to do something
擔竿 daam1 gon1
shoulder pole; carry pole
嚟 lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
小姨 siu2 ji4
younger aunt
mother's younger sister
扁擔 bin2 daam1
carrying pole
挑 tou1
freedom of movement

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