How to pronounce 欖 in Cantonese (6 out of 10):

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例如欖閘通花可以透透氣

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

例如 lai6 jyu4
for example
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
通 tung1
to go through
to know well
(suffix) expert
to connect
to communicate
open
to clear
classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
to pass through
common
unobstructed
to reach
to notify
general
whole
throughout
logical
coherent
to unblock
花 waa6
flower
blossom M: 朵duǒ [朵]
支zhī [支]
束shù [束]
把bǎ [把]
盆pén [盆]
簇cù [簇]
fancy pattern
florid
to spend (money, time)
a flowering plant
prostitute
prostitution
smallpox
multicolored
fireworks
to spend
to expend
stars on the shoulder of policeman's uniform to denote the rank
disorderly
scratched
dirty
pre-sale
suffix related to a female
可以 ho2 ji5
(adjective) so so
透 tau3
to penetrate
to pass through
thoroughly
completely
transparent
to appear
to show
to leak out
to ignite (fire)
透氣 tou3 hei3
breathable

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