How to pronounce 挖 in Cantonese (47 out of 57):

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我要到別處去挖翡翠 去打工
I wanted to go somewhere else to mine jade or work, but

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
別處 bit6 cyu3
another place
去 heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
挖 waat3
to dig
to excavate
to scoop out
to scratch with fingernails
翡翠 fei1 coi3
jade
打工 daa2 gung1
(verb) to work for the employer

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