How to pronounce 沙 in Cantonese (410 out of 905):

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以前嘅時候多數用沙蝦先釣到佢哋
In the past, they were often caught on sand.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

以前 yi5 cin4
before
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
時候 si4 hau6
time
多數 do1 sou3
majority
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
沙 saa1
granule
hoarse
raspy
sand
powder M: 粒lì [粒]
abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia
a surname
蝦 haa1
frogs
toads
先 sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
釣 diu3
to fish with a hook and bait
to tempt
to lure
a fishhook
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
佢哋 keoi5 dei6
(pronoun) they

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