How to pronounce 瓜 in Cantonese (85 out of 181):

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大死流時，以往釣過瓜衫
I used to catch Golden threadfin bream.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

大 taai3
an alternative form for the word太, too
死 si2
to die
impassable
uncrossable
inflexible
rigid
extremely
damned
dead
death
the dead
die for (cause)
condemned to die
solid, not hollow
irreconcilable
deadly
obsolete
to the death
stubbornly
desperately
resolutely
dogmatic
in a unconscious
to do something by rote
to do something passively, without doing anything
used to emphasis the negative meaning of a word or phrase
流 lau4
to flow
to disseminate
to circulate or spread
to move or drift
to degenerate
to banish or send into exile
stream of water or sth resembling one
class, rate or grade
fake
false
inferior
unreal
without status
influence
name of a triad poem used as a way to identify someone as a triad member
時 si4
o'clock
time
when
hour
season
period
era
current
timely
often
continously
frequently
fashionable
opportune
sometimes…sometimes
a surname
以往 yi5 wong5
in the past
釣 diu3
to fish with a hook and bait
to tempt
to lure
a fishhook
過 gwo3
(experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
to pass
to pass through
to go across
to surpass
to exceed
to excel
too much
mistake
fault
to transfer (funds
territory
allegiance)
瓜 gwaa1
melon
gourd
squash
cucumber
KangXi radical 97
fool
to die
衫 saam1
garment
jacket with open slits in place of sleeves
shirt
gown

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