How to pronounce 赤 in Cantonese (1 out of 66):

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Kasin: 近朱者赤, 近墨者黑呀

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

近 kan5
near
close to
approximately
to approach
intimate
approximate
closely related
朱 zyu1
vermilion
cinnabar
a surname
者 ze2
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...
(after a noun) person involved in ...
-er
-ist
(used after a number or 后hòu [后] or 前qián [前] to refer to sth mentioned previously)
(used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term)
(old) (used at the end of a command)
(old) this
a surname
denoting a portion
this
these
yes, yes! (exclamation)
赤 cik3
red
scarlet
bare
naked
communistic
sincere
candid
aching
painful
hurtful
freezing
icy cold
近墨者黑 gan6 mak6 ze2 hak1
one who mixes with evil will be tainted by evil
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

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