How to pronounce 牛頭 in Cantonese (7 out of 8):

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如果牛不喝水 你又如何把牛頭按下去呢

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

如果 jyu4 gwo2
if
牛 ngau4
ox
cow
bull M: 条tiáo [条]
头tóu [头]
(slang) awesome
KangXi radical 93
name of a constellation
stubborn
arrogant
a surname
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
喝水 hot3 seoi2
to drink water
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
又 jau6
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
如何 jyu4 ho4
(question) What do someone think?
把 baa3
to hold
to contain
to grasp
to take hold of
handle
particle marking the following noun as a direct object
classifier for objects with handle
classifier for small objects: handful
to guard
to hold in place
sworn brotherhood
牛頭 ngau4 tau4
Cow Head
按下 ngon3 haa6
press
去 heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
呢 ni1
this

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