How to pronounce 藥 in Cantonese (83 out of 217):

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拿藥的時候 會寫著一天吃幾次阿 每次吃多少粒阿
medicine, it says how many times a day to take it and how many pills to take each time. It

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

拿 naa4
to hold
to seize
to catch
to apprehend
to take
(used in the same way as 把bǎ [把]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
to pick up
with
to arrest
to use
to be confirmed
there!
here!
look!
to give something the finger
藥 ngok6
a surname
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
時候 si4 hau6
time
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
寫 se2
to write
to sketch
to compose
to write out
to describe
著 zyu3
famous
prominent
to write
to compile
writing
literary work
aboriginal
一天 jat1 tin1
One Day
吃 hek3
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer
幾 gei2
how much
how many
several
a few
quite
shortly thereafter
次 ci3
next in sequence
second
the second (day, time etc)
secondary
vice-
sub-
infra-
inferior quality
substandard
order
sequence
hypo- (chemistry)
classifier for enumerated events: time
temporary accommodation when travelling
a surname
阿 ngo1
to curry favour with
to flatter
to pander to
每次 mui5 ci3
every time
多少 do1 siu2
how much
粒 nap1
grain
granule
classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)
a small particle
to have rice as food
ten thousand
a quantifier for hours
a 'pip' on the shoulder of police's uniform indicating the rank

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