How to pronounce 搵水 in Cantonese (4 out of 10):

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個墨膽搵水龍頭沖乾淨就得架啦

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

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
墨 maak6
ink stick
China ink M: 块kuài [块]
corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead
writing
black
pitch dark
to embezzle
calligraphy or painting
Mohism
膽 daam2
gall bladder
courage
guts
gall
inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)
bulb
搵水 wan2 seoi2
to make money; to make a living [colloquial]
龍頭 lung4 tau4
(noun) 1. the first position in a queue; 2. (of dragon dance) dragon head; 3. fish head
沖 cung1
(of water) to dash against
to mix with water
to infuse
to rinse
to flush
to develop (a film)
to rise in the air
to clash
to collide with
to soar
to neutralise
to offset
to wash away
乾淨 gontau1 jing6
clean
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
架 gaa3
to support
classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
to prop up
fight
quarrel
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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