How to pronounce 縮水 in Cantonese (7 out of 10):

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擺到落去覺得佢個縮水比較勁
I feel it shrinks more when I put it on the table,

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

擺 baai2
to arrange
to exhibit
to move to and fro
a pendulum
to put
to place
to display
to swing
to sway
to put on (an expression)
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
落去 lok6 heoi3
go down (spoken)
覺得 gok3 dak1
think
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
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
縮水 soek3 seoi2
shrinkage
比較 bei2 gaau3
compare
勁 ging6
strength
energy
enthusiasm
spirit
mood
expression
interest M: 把bǎ [把]
strong
unyielding
tough
power
violent
vigour
extremely
impressively

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