How to pronounce 養 in Cantonese (147 out of 194):

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對的, 但要咸淡水才可以養蠔
, but you need brackish water to cultivate oysters.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

對 deoi3
right
correct
couple
pair
towards
at
for
to face
opposite
to treat (sb a certain way)
to match together
to adjust
to fit
to suit
to answer
to reply
classifier: couple
pair
to compare
to check
to adjust
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
但 daan6
but
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
咸 haam4
all
everyone
each
widespread
harmonious
a surname
pornographic
lewd
sexually explicit
lecherous
淡水 taam5 seoi2
(place of Taiwan) 1. Tamsui which is a district in New Taipei City; (place in China) Danshui which is a city in Guangdong, China
才 coi4
ability
talent
sb of a certain type
a capable individual
only
only then
just now
a surname
certainly
indeed
可以 ho2 ji5
(adjective) so so
養 joeng5
(verb) 1. foster; 2. adopt; 3. regime; (adjective) 1. foster; 2. adopted
蠔 hou4
oyster

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