How to pronounce 老婆 in Cantonese (86 out of 259):

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老婆说这个冬菇要煮的久一点

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

老婆 lou5 po4
wife
说 syu3
speak
这 ze2
this
个 go3
measure word
冬菇 dung1 gu1
dried mushrooms
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
煮 zyu2
to cook
to boil
to give someone a hard time
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
久 gau2
(long) time
(long) duration of time
old
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
点 dim2
o'clock

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