How to pronounce 臼 in Cantonese (3 out of 26):

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幽王放棄了這個念頭，有一天幽王在宜臼面前說：

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

幽 jau1
remote
hidden away
secluded
serene
peaceful
to imprison
in superstition indicates the underworld
ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces
gloomy
tranquil
王 wong6
to govern
to rule
放棄 fong3 hei3
to quit
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
這個 ze2 go3
this one
念頭 nim6 tau4
thought
有 jau6
also
again
一天 jat1 tin1
One Day
在 zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
宜 ji4
proper
should
suitable
appropriate
fitting
should
ought to
must
臼 kau5
mortar
bone joint socket
面前 min6 cin4
in front
說 syut3
to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
to criticize
to try to influence someone to do something
to mean

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