How to pronounce 故 in Cantonese (10 out of 58):

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故名思義梗係有油架啦
So the name is a shelf.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

故 gu3
happening
instance
reason
cause
intentional
former
old
friend
therefore
hence
(of people) to die, dead
an incident
名 ming4
name
noun (part of speech)
place (e.g. among winners)
famous
classifier for people
rank
title
position
fame
reputation
思 soi1
long and thick beard
mustache
義 ji6
justice
righteousness
meaning
foster (father etc)
adopted
artificial (tooth, limb etc)
relationship
friendship
a surname
chivalry
ideology
abbreviation for Italy
obligation
artificial
fake
for charity
to volunteer
a sub group of the 14K triad gang
梗係 gang2 hai6
(adverb) of course; without a doubt; undoubtedly; unquestionably; naturally; obviously; of course!
有 jau6
also
again
油 jau4
oil
fat
grease
petroleum
to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
oily
greasy
glib
cunning
lard
paints
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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