How to pronounce 欖 in Cantonese (5 out of 10):

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這叫欖閘嘛

This is called an olive gate. It's

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Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

這 ze5

this

these

(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)

the

here

now

then

叫 giu3

to shout

to call

to order

to ask

to be called

by (indicates agent in the passive mood)

to cry

to hail

to greet

to cause

欖 laam2

olive

閘 zaap6

gear

brake

sluice

lock (on waterway)

electric switch or circuit breaker

flood gate

a control station on the river for domestic revenue

to dam up a river

a gate

teeth

嘛 maa4

used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'

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