How to pronounce 舊水 in Cantonese (2 out of 3):

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八舊水咁就凍過水啦

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

八 baat3
eight
all around
all sides
to nose around
to pry into something
describes someone who is nosy or likes to gossip
to tell
to gossip
舊水 gau6 seoi2
hundred dollars
bucks [colloquial]
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
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
凍過水 dung3 gwo3 seoi2
a hopeless situation; literally: 'colder than water'
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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