How to pronounce 沉 in Cantonese (2 out of 24):

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沉住湯都唔會好鹹
It's not so bad to be in the water.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

沉 zam6
to submerge
to immerse
to sink
to keep down
to lower
to drop
deep
profound
heavy
to be addicted to
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
湯 tong3
an alternative form for 燙, scald
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
唔會 m4 wui2
would not; not possible
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
鹹 haam4
salted
salty
pickled
dirty
grubby
pornographic
lewd
sexually explicit
lecherous
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