How to pronounce 緊 in Cantonese (128 out of 1502):

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有人住緊嘅
Someone is living there.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

有人 yau5 jan4
someone has
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
緊 gan2
tight
strict
close at hand
near
urgent
tense
hard up
short of money
to tighten
taut
firm
secure
tight (short of money)
placed afte a verb to indicate an ongoing
continuous
non-stopping action
fast
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)

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