How to pronounce 顎 in Cantonese (3 out of 7):

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是用上顎和下顎用力一壓就壓爛的

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

是 si6
is
用 jung6
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
上 soeng6
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
顎 ngok6
Jaw
和 wo4
and
用力 jung6 lik6
exert effort
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
壓 ngaat3
to press
to push down
to keep under (control)
pressure
to oppress
to crush
to suppress
to subdue
to restrain
to surpass
to draw near
to lay aside
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
爛 laan6
soft
mushy
well-cooked and soft
to rot
to decompose
rotten
worn out
chaotic
messy
utterly
thoroughly
crappy
bad
spoiled
decayed
bright coloured
cheesy
crummy
lacking style
to be addicted to
broken
damaged
incomplete
mashed
sodden
low quality
messy
very
extremely
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force

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