How to pronounce 透 in Cantonese (73 out of 77):

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我覺得呢個透住嘅殼見住個「5」字呢

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
覺得 gok3 dak1
think
呢個 ni1 go3
this
透 tau3
to penetrate
to pass through
thoroughly
completely
transparent
to appear
to show
to leak out
to ignite (fire)
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
殼 hok3
shell
carapace
crust (earth's crust etc)
also pr. [ké]
casing
husk
hull
a ladle
used as a classifier, scoop
used as a classifier for measuring the quantity of drugs, cap (toothpaste tube cap size) of
見 jin6
to show
to appear
to become visible
to manifest
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
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
呢 ni1
this

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