How to pronounce 握 in Cantonese (14 out of 67):

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天快黑了，握緊時間釣多一點吧
It's getting dark, and you're holding on a little bit longer.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

天 tin1
day
sky
heaven
natural
given by nature
god
season
weather
emperor
imperial
the most important thing in life
husband
celestial
above one's head
the cover of a coffin
快 faai3
fast
黑 hak1
black
dark
sinister
secret
shady
illegal
to hide (sth) away
to vilify
(loanword) to hack (computing)
evil
gloomy
glum (facial expression)
unlucky
unfortunate
cursed
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
握 ngak1
to hold
to grasp
to clench (one's fist)
to master
classifier: a handful
緊 gan2
tight
strict
close at hand
near
urgent
tense
hard up
short of money
to tighten
taut
firm
secure
tight (short of money)
placed afte a verb to indicate an ongoing
continuous
non-stopping action
fast
時間 si4 gaan3
time
釣 diu3
to fish with a hook and bait
to tempt
to lure
a fishhook
多 do1
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
much better
plenty
exceed
demonstrably
一點 yat1 dim2
a bit
吧 baa6
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
...right?
...OK?
...I presume

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