How to pronounce 闸 in Cantonese (1 out of 11):

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可能有点远未能看到，再往前一点就是员村水闸
And maybe a little bit of a long way off, but the next thing you know, it's the Mersin Village Watershed.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

可能 ho2 nang4
(modal verb) can
有 jau6
also
again
点 dim2
o'clock
远 yun5
far
未能 mei6 nang4
failed to
看到 hon3 dou3
can see
再 zoi3
again
往前 wong5 cin4
go ahead
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
就是 zau6 si6
(verb) Something is…
员 jyun4
member
村 cyun1
village
uncouth
to scold
to berate
水 seoi2
water
river
liquid
beverage
additional charges or income
(of clothes) classifier for number of washes
lotion
juice
a surname
KangXi radical 85
money
a way to make money
low quality
poor
闸 zaap6
gate

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