How to pronounce 縮 in Cantonese (35 out of 66):

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不過, 之後大家就越縮越埋,

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

不過 bat1 gwo3
however
之後 zi1 hau6
after
大家 daai6 gaa1
everyone
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
越 jyut6
to exceed
to climb over
to surpass
the more... the more
superior in
to go beyond
to propagate
to attain
to reach
to plunder
name of an ancient state
name of a place
abbreviation for Vietnam
縮 suk1
to withdraw
to pull back
to contract
to shrink
to reduce
abbreviation
also pr. [sù]
to curtail
to back out from something
埋 maai4
to bury
to conceal
to hide
to settle (an account)
to close out
to finish up
to move closer to
closer together
as well

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