How to pronounce 梗 in Cantonese (72 out of 98):

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梗系讲跑得快又唔够怕一块
He's talking about running fast and not being afraid of being

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

梗 gwaang2
branch
stem
stalk M: 根gēn [根]
to block
to hinder
roughly
approximately
to straighten up
to stiffen up
upright
frank
straightforward
系 hai6
department
讲 gong2
speak
跑 paau4
animal using their feet to dig the soil
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
快 faai3
fast
又 jau6
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
够 gau3
enough
怕 paa3
to be afraid
to fear
to dread
to be unable to endure
perhaps
apprehensive
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
块 faai3
piece

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