How to pronounce 釘 in Cantonese (45 out of 169):

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嘩原來係一條大釘公
Wow, that was a big nail.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

嘩 waa4
crashing sound
to gush forward
rushing sound
noisy
clamorous
clang
wow!
to shout
原來 yun4 loi4
originally
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
一條 jat1 tiu4
a
大 taai3
an alternative form for the word太, too
釘 ding1
nail
to follow closely
to keep at sb (to do sth)
variant of 盯dīng [盯]
spike
to pursue closely
to urge
to press
to sew on
to drive in (a nail)
to die
to be investigated by the police
the interest on money borrowed from a loanshark
to mark someone (in a ball game)
公 gung1
public
collectively owned
common
international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)
make public
fair
just
Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位wǔděngjuéwèi [五等爵位]
honorable (gentlemen)
father-in-law (husband' side)
male (animal)
maternal grandfather
an old man
official duties

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