How to pronounce 苦 in Cantonese (106 out of 149):

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苦㗎 我呃佢㗎 個湯苦㗎 苦得來好甜呀
bitter? I guess the soup is bitter, but the bitterness is so sweet.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

苦 fu2
bitter
㗎 gaa3/ gaa4
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
呃 ak1
to hiccup
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
湯 tong3
an alternative form for 燙, scald
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
來 loi6
to greet and welcome guests
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
甜 tim4
sweet
sweetness
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

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