How to pronounce 三斤 in Cantonese (5 out of 16):

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到時啲針墨就會有成三斤重咁大隻

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

到時 dou3 si4
(adverb phrase) When the time comes by
啲 dit1
only a little bit
針 zam1
needle
pin
injection
stitch M: 根gēn [根]
支zhī [支]
tack
acupuncture
to prick
墨 maak6
ink stick
China ink M: 块kuài [块]
corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead
writing
black
pitch dark
to embezzle
calligraphy or painting
Mohism
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
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
有成 jau5 sing4
to succeed
三斤 saam1 gan1
three catties (approx. 1.8 kg)
重 zung6
to attach importance to
important
significant
solemn
discreet
furthermore
still
even
also
valuable
in addition
咁大 gam2 daai6
so big
隻 zek3
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
single
alone
one only
one of pair
month (in prison sentence)

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