capˉ¹緝dukˍ₆毒hyunˊ²犬
简 缉毒犬
nounnarcotics dog; sniffer dog; drug detector dog
The Cantonese for “dog” is 緝毒犬 (cap1 duk6 hyun2) — narcotics dog; sniffer dog; drug detector dog.
The romanisation in brackets (cap1 duk6 hyun2) is Jyutping, the standard system for Cantonese sounds. New to it? Read our beginner’s guide to Jyutping → or learn about Cantonese tones.
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