How to pronounce 竿 in Cantonese (75 out of 77):

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我們用專業蝦竿, 雙鉤釣, 每次都可以放兩個魚餌, 比較容易釣到蝦

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我們 ngo5 mun4
we
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
專業 zyun1 jip6
professional
蝦 haa1
frogs
toads
竿 gon1
pole
rod
a quantifier for the number of bamboos
雙 soeng1
double
pair
鉤 ngau1
hook
釣 diu3
to fish with a hook and bait
to tempt
to lure
a fishhook
每次 mui5 ci3
every time
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
可以 ho2 ji5
(adjective) so so
放 fong3
to release
to free
to let go
to put
to place
to let out
to set off (fireworks)
to dismiss
to let off
to lend for interest
to send into exile
to blossom
to enlarge
to lengthen
to let out
to put (animals) out to graze
uninhibited
to be open (unconstrained sexually)
兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
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
魚餌 yu4 nei3
bait
比較 bei2 gaau3
compare
容易 jung4 ji6
easy
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

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