How to pronounce 药 in Cantonese (5 out of 22):

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我知道为什么人家说这是「潮汕毒药」了
I know why people call it "the tide poison".

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
知道 zi1 dou3
know
为 wai4
for
什 zaap6
miscellaneous
assorted
么 mo1
an alternative to the word麼, a final interrogative particle
人家 jan4 gaa1
others
说 syu3
speak
这 ze2
this
是 si6
is
潮 ciu4
tide
current
damp
moist
humid
wet
flow
inferior in skill or fineness
trendy
up-to-date
汕 saan3
Shantou
毒 duk6
poison
to poison
poisonous
malicious
cruel
fierce
narcotics
drugs
toxin
药 joek6
medicine
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

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