How to pronounce 掛鉤 in Cantonese (3 out of 7):

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而講到泥地比賽，基本上佢係同一個 歷史級別嘅男子網球手掛鉤嘅。
And when it comes to the dirt game, it's basically the same guy who's been tied to a historic men's tennis hand.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

而 nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
講到 gong2 dou3
talk about
泥 nai6
to cover with plaster
bigoted
rigid
obstinate
stubborn
地 deng6
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
比賽 bei2 coi3
competition
基本上 gei1 bun2 soeng6
basically
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
同一 tung4 jat1
the same
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
歷史 lik6 si2
history
級別 kap1 bit1
level or class
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
男子 naam4 zi2
man
網球 mong5 kau4
tennis
手 sau2
hand
(formal) to hold
person engaged in certain types of work
person skilled in certain types of work
personal(ly)
convenient
classifier for skill M: 双shuāng [双]
只zhī [只]
portable
handy
handwritten
skill
skilled person
used in the noun first hand, second hand etc
a quantifier for the smallest tradable unit of stocks
a hand of cards
a game
a turn (gambling terminology)
掛鉤 gwa3 ngau1
pegging

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