How to pronounce 調 in Cantonese (59 out of 310):

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例如「夏天」的「夏」字，為第六調。

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

例如 lai6 jyu4
for example
夏天 haa6 tin1
summer
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
夏 haa6
summer
grand
name of a Chinese dynasty
Chinese
China
a surname
字 zi6
letter
symbol
character
word M: 个gè [个]
courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
to betroth a girl
wordage
calligraphy works
contract
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
第六 dai6 luk6
the sixth
調 tiu4
harmonious
to adjust
to adjust
to mix
to blend
to mediate
to reconcile
to tease
to provoke
to incite

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