How to pronounce 捱 in Cantonese (9 out of 63):

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捱唔住辛苦而走
You can't just walk away.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

捱 ngaai4
hang on
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
辛苦 san1 fu2
hardworking
而 nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
走 zau2
to walk
to go
to run
to move (of vehicle)
to visit
to leave
to go away
to die (euph.)
from
through
away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走chèzǒu [撤走])
to change (shape, form, meaning)
to escape
to run away
to make a trip
to leak out
to incur loss
one's humble self

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