How to pronounce 排水 in Cantonese (7 out of 9):

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咁啊会塞住个排水噶嘛

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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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