How to pronounce 沉 in Cantonese (3 out of 24):

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以住係用沉管方式
Use it in a subdued way.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

以 jyu5
to use
by means of
according to
in order to
because of
at (a certain date or place)
consider as
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
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
用 jung6
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
沉 zam6
to submerge
to immerse
to sink
to keep down
to lower
to drop
deep
profound
heavy
to be addicted to
管 gun2
to take care (of)
to control
to manage
to be in charge of
to look after
to run
to care about
tube
pipe
woodwind
classifier for tube-shaped objects
particle similar to 把bǎ [把] in 管...叫 constructions
writing brush
(coll.) to
towards
to administer
to govern
to interfer with
to meddle
方式 fong1 sik1
method
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