How to pronounce 閘 in Cantonese (16 out of 64):

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開閘啦

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Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

開 hoi1

to open

to start

to turn on

to boil

to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)

to operate (a vehicle)

carat (gold)

abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文Kāi'ěrwén [开尔文]

abbr. for 开本kāiběn [开本], book format

to set up

to run

to leave

to hold (meeting

exhibition)

away

apart

aside

verb particle marking habitual aspect

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

啦 la5

“now”, with an connotation of doubt

surprise

disapproval

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