How to pronounce 掛 in Cantonese (79 out of 462):

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佢嘅目的就係比你掛係啲重要嘅物件度
It's about hanging on to things that matter to you.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
目的 muk6 dik1
Purpose
就係 zau6 hai6
it is; exactly
比 bei3
close
recent
until
till
to stand close together
to cling to
to collude with
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
掛 gwaa3
(verb) to miss (someone); (adverb) maybe
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
啲 dit1
only a little bit
重要 zung6 jiu3
important
物件 mat6 gin2
item
度 dou6
to pass
to spend (time)
measure
limit
extent
degree of intensity
degree (angles, temperature etc)
kilowatt-hour
classifier for events and occurrences
system
code of conduct
style of conduct
to write words for popular songs
mannerism
here
there
where
a quantifier for door, bridge etc

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