How to pronounce 撐 in Cantonese (24 out of 89):

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不如問吓佢哋歐國盃會撐邊一隊啦？

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

不如 bat1 jyu4
not as good as
問 man6
to ask
to inquire about
to interrogate
to hold responsible
吓 haa5
once
佢哋 keoi5 dei6
(pronoun) they
歐 ngau2
an alternative form for 嘔, to vomit
an alternative form for 敺, to strike
國 gwok3
country
nation
state
national M: 个gè [个]
Chinese
盃 baai1
cup
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
撐 caang3
to support
to back up
to maintain
to discuss
to negotiate
to tolerate
to do perfunctory
邊 bin1
side
edge
margin
border
boundary M: 个gè [个]
simultaneously
verge
hem
limits
bounds
nearby
near to
a surname
which
where
what
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
隊 zeoi6
an alternative form for 墜, to fall down
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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