How to pronounce 排水 in Cantonese (5 out of 9):

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咁啊会塞住个排水噶嘛

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
啊 haa4
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation
approval
surprise
appreciation
consent
request for an answer or confirmation
会 will
can
塞 sak1
to stop up
to squeeze in
to stuff
cork
stopper
to block up
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
个 go3
measure word
排水 paai4 seoi2
drainage
噶 got3
phonetic ga (used in rendering Tibetan and Mongolian sounds)
Tibetan Ge: language of Buddha
(dialect) final particle similar to 了le [了] (esp. in Yunnan)
嘛 maa4
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'

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