How to pronounce 珠 in Cantonese (15 out of 60):

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我會先拿Vermeer 它是光的香檳顏色
I'll take Vermeer first. It's the color of the pearl.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
naa4
to hold
to seize
to catch
to apprehend
to take
(used in the same way as 把bǎ [把]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
to pick up
with
to arrest
to use
to be confirmed
there!
here!
look!
to give something the finger
to1
it
other
used as a meaningless mock object
si6
is
zyu1
bead
pearl M: 粒lì [粒]
颗kē [颗]
precious stone
gem
jewel
a bead-like thing
pupil of the eye
a surname
drugs, especially 'white dragon pearl heroin'
gwong1
light
ray M: 道dào [道]
bright
only
merely
to use up
glossy
smooth
glory
honor
bare
naked
a surname
dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
香檳 hoeng1 ban1
champagne
顏色 ngaan4 sik1
(slang) someone's ability or captivity
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