How to pronounce 鉤 in Cantonese (173 out of 179):

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由於鉤咗石，我已經就冇試啦
I kicked the rock

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

由於 jau4 jyu1
because of
鉤 ngau1
hook
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
石 sek6
rock
stone
stone inscription
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音bāyīn [八音]
mineral elements in medicine
a surname
stone made-
unproductive
mineral
KangXi radical 112
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
已經 ji5 ging1
already
就冇 zyau6 mou5
don't have
試 si5
to test
to try
experiment
examination
test
trial
to examine
to sound out
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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