How to pronounce 潛 in Cantonese (2 out of 28):

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個水底有幾深 就真係要自己潛落去先至知
You really need to dive to see how deep the bottom is.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
水底 seoi2 dai2
underwater
有 jau6
also
again
幾 gei2
how much
how many
several
a few
quite
shortly thereafter
深 sam1
deep
depth
deeply
(of a color) dark
deep
rich
profound
mysterious
difficult
abstruse
intimate
extremely
late (night
period
season)
就真 zau6 zan1
really
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
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
自己 zi6 gei3
myself
潛 cim4
hidden
secret
latent
to hide
to conceal
to submerge
to dive
to not turn up
to not participate in activities
potential
hidden
secretly
a surname
to study very hard
to swot
落去 lok6 heoi3
go down (spoken)
先至 sin1 zi3
(adv.) only then; not until; only after; then
知 zi3
an alternative form for 智,wisdom

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