How to pronounce 收縮 in Cantonese (40 out of 52):

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這些已經收縮了，大家都看到豬肉側邊已收乾
These have shrunk, and everyone can see that the sides of the pork have dried up.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

這些 ze2 se1
Some of these…
已經 ji5 ging1
already
收縮 sau1 suk1
shrink
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
大家 daai6 gaa1
everyone
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
看到 hon3 dou3
can see
豬肉 zyu1 yuk6
pork
側邊 zak1 bin1
at the side of (something or someone)
已 ji5
already
to stop
then
afterwards
only
too much
enough!
used as a final particle to add emphasis
收 sau1
to receive
to accept
to collect
to put away
to restrain
to stop
in care of (used on address line after name)
to harvest
to regain
to take something back
to gather
to build an affiliation with someone such as to adopt
to take in
to hide
to retract
to punish
to contain
to end
to retrieve
乾 kin4
the first of the eight diagrams, denoting the principle of heaven, the sovereign, the male and strength
a surname

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