How to pronounce 搖 in Cantonese (11 out of 111):

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Ok 搖一搖先
Okay, shake it off.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

搖 jiu4
to shake
to rock
to row
to crank
to wag
to swing
to wave
to sway
to agitate
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
先 sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then

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