How to pronounce 根 in Cantonese (93 out of 114):

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根住攞筷子撈一撈，
And then you get the root and you get the root and you get the root and you get the root and you get the root and you get the root and you get the root and you get the root and you get the root and you get the root.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

根 gan1
root
basis
classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings M: 条tiáo [条]
radical (chemistry)
foundation
completely
root of a number
the penis
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
攞 lo2
to split, to rend
to choose to rub, to wipe
to get
to fetch
to take
to ask for
to rip
筷子 faai3 zi2
chopsticks
撈 lou1
to earn a living through dishonest means
to mix thoroughly
to make money
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
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