How to pronounce 閂 in Cantonese (17 out of 47):

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首先就係一個閂咗嘅大閘 呢個係畀運牛嘅貨車入嘅
The first is a big, crazy dam, and this is a truck that carries cows.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

首先 sau2 sin1
first of all
就係 zau6 hai6
it is; exactly
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
閂 saan1
bolt
latch
to bolt
to latch
crossbar
to close
to turn off
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
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
大 taai3
an alternative form for the word太, too
閘 zaap6
gear
brake
sluice
lock (on waterway)
electric switch or circuit breaker
flood gate
a control station on the river for domestic revenue
to dam up a river
a gate
teeth
呢個 ni1 go3
this
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
畀 bei3
to confer on
to give to
to let
to allow
by
to
have been
運 wan6
to move
to transport
to use
to apply
fortune
luck
fate
to ship
to utilise
牛 ngau4
ox
cow
bull M: 条tiáo [条]
头tóu [头]
(slang) awesome
KangXi radical 93
name of a constellation
stubborn
arrogant
a surname
貨車 fo3 ce1
truck
入 jap6
to enter
to go into
to join
to become a member of
to confirm or agree with
abbr. for 入声rùshēng [入声]
to receive
to sink
harmonize with
to arrive at
to put in

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