How to pronounce 染 in Cantonese (23 out of 115):

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她說要掉很多才可以染
she said in order to dye my hair, I have to wait till the purple fade off more

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

她 taa1
she
her
說 syut3
to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
to criticize
to try to influence someone to do something
to mean
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
掉 zaau6
to row an oar
很多 han2 do1
noun; a lot of
才 coi4
ability
talent
sb of a certain type
a capable individual
only
only then
just now
a surname
certainly
indeed
可以 ho2 ji5
(adjective) so so
染 jim5
to dye
to catch (a disease)
to acquire (bad habits etc)
to contaminate
to add color washes to a painting
to pollute
to contaminate
illicit relationship

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