How to pronounce 上唇 in Cantonese (8 out of 11):

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大概兩個手指位，一個是上唇，一個是下唇
about the size of two fingers. One is for the upper lip, and the other is for the lower lip.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

大概 daai6 koi3
probably
兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
手指 sau2 zi2
(slang) (of computer garget) USB flash drive
位 wai6
position
location
place
seat
classifier for people (honorific)
classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
throne
post
rank
status
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
是 si6
is
上唇 soeng5 syun4
upper lip
下唇 haa6 syun4
lower lip

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