How to pronounce 上手 in Cantonese (85 out of 105):

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機身小了一碼，拿上手很輕
making it one size smaller and very light to hold.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

機身 gei1 san1
fuselage
小 siu2
small
tiny
few
young
insignificant
minor
humble, a modest way to address oneself
lesser
day before
a little
an euphemism for 𨳒 , to fuck
to have sex with
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
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
碼 maa5
weight
number
code
to pile
to stack
classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc
numerals
symbol
yard
拿 naa4
to hold
to seize
to catch
to apprehend
to take
(used in the same way as 把bǎ [把]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
to pick up
with
to arrest
to use
to be confirmed
there!
here!
look!
to give something the finger
上手 soeng5 sau2
get the hang of (good at)
很 han2
very
輕 hing1
light
easy
gentle
soft
reckless
unimportant
frivolous
small in number
unstressed
neutral
to disparage
to regard lightly
to underestimate
fast
flippant
softly
relaxed
rash
imprudent
to belittle
gently
carefully

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