How to pronounce 掛 in Cantonese (277 out of 462):

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點都冇藉口唔記得買喇掛
no excuse for forgetting to buy it.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

點 dim2
point
dot
drop
speck
o'clock
point (in space or time)
to draw a dot
to check on a list
to choose
to order (food in a restaurant)
to touch briefly
to hint
to light
to ignite
to pour a liquid drop by drop
(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更gēng [更]
dot stroke in Chinese characters
classifier for items
a spot
degree
a blot
light refreshment
to mark off
to inspect
how?
to instruct
to advise (especially in 'to mislead')
to cheat
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
冇 mo5
to not have (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 没有méiyǒu [没有]
藉口 ze2 hau2
excuse
唔記得 m4 gei3 dak1
forget (spoken)
買 maai5
to buy
to purchase
to bribe
to persuade
to bet
to place a bet on
to kill
to have killed
喇 laa3
trumpet
loudspeaker'
掛 gwaa3
(verb) to miss (someone); (adverb) maybe

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