How to pronounce 許 in Cantonese (91 out of 96):

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近蝦頭也有些許膏，挺甘甜
sweet. There is also some cream near the shrimp head, which is quite sweet. The cooked shrimp is very delicious.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

近 kan5
near
close to
approximately
to approach
intimate
approximate
closely related
蝦 haa1
frogs
toads
頭 tau4
head
hair style
the top
end
beginning or end
a stub
remnant
chief
boss
side
aspect
first
leading
classifier for pigs or livestock M: 个gè [个]
used as a suffix
an area
a location
也 jaa5
also
too
(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
neither
either
even
as well
still
likewise
有些 jau5 se1
some
許 heoi2
to allow
to permit
to promise
to praise
somewhat
perhaps
to betroth
place
where
origin
a surname
to dedicate oneself
to promise to do
to aim at
to give praise
a little more than
about
appoximately
very
such
to approve
to hope
to believe
to expect
numerous
膏 gou3
to lubricate
to grease
to oil
to dip a writing brush in ink
挺 ting5
straight
erect
to stick out (a part of the body)
to (physically) straighten up
to support
to withstand
outstanding
(coll.) quite
very
classifier for machine guns
rigid
to stand upright
to hold out
rather
quite

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