How to pronounce 緊 in Cantonese (241 out of 1502):

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而家嗰啲村民應該係佢哋燒緊嗰啲
Now, the villagers must be the ones who are burning them.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

而家 ji4 gaa1
(adverb) right now; now; this moment
嗰啲 go2 di1
(pronoun) those
村民 cyun1 man4
villagers
應該 jing1 goi1
should
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
佢哋 keoi5 dei6
(pronoun) they
燒 siu1
to burn
to cook
to stew
to bake
to roast
to heat
to boil (tea, water etc)
fever
to run a temperature
(coll.) to let things go to one's head
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

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