How to pronounce 颈 in Cantonese (4 out of 4):

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熟路嘅乘客一过咗呢个蛇颈之后咧
familiar passengers. Once they passed this snake neck, I did

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

熟路 suk6 lou6
familiar with the route
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
乘客 sing4 haak3
passenger
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
过 go3
pass
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
呢 ni1
this
个 go3
measure word
蛇 seu4
used in transliteration for 'sir', in addressing a policeman or a male school teacher
颈 geng2
neck
之 zi1
1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de [的]), ‘s 2. him 3. her 4. it 5. subordinate particle 6. this 7. that 8. these 9. those 10. to go to 11. an expletive in a phrase or a sentence with no particular meaning 12. (of road) branch
后 hau6
empress
queen
sovereign
monarch
ruler
simplified form of後, behind, rear, after, descendants
咧 le5
modal particle expressing exclamation or to invite agreement

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