How to pronounce 切 in Cantonese (280 out of 1060):

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切了它才知道用3個還是4個
I will cut first before I decide whether to use 3 or 4 radishes

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

切 cit3
definitely
absolutely (not)
(scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.
Tut!
to grind
close to
eager
to correspond to
see also 反切fǎnqiè [反切]
to cut
to mince
to slice
to carve
tangent
eager
must
to be sure to
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
它 to1
it
other
used as a meaningless mock object
才 coi4
ability
talent
sb of a certain type
a capable individual
only
only then
just now
a surname
certainly
indeed
知道 zi1 dou3
know
用 jung6
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
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
還是 waan4 si6
or

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