How to pronounce 刻 in Cantonese (101 out of 154):

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而名稱就是因為當時常見刻有繩紋的陶器「繩紋土器」而得名

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

而 nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
名稱 ming4 cing4
name
就是 zau6 si6
(verb) Something is…
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
當時 dong1 si4
back then
常見 soeng4 gin3
commonly seen
刻 hak1
quarter (hour)
moment
to carve
to engrave
to cut
oppressive
classifier for short time intervals
quarter of an hour
to portray
to depict
有 jau6
also
again
繩 sing2
rope M: 根gēn [根]
string
cord
紋 man4
line
trace
mark
pattern
grain (of wood etc)
streak
stripe
wrinkle
vein
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
土 tou2
earth
dust
clay
local
indigenous
crude opium
unsophisticated
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音bāyīn [八音]
soil
land
native
indigenous
unfashionable
uncouth
器 hei3
device
tool
utensil M: 台tái [台]
instrument
capacity
ability
to think highly of someone
tolerance
forbearance
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
名 ming4
name
noun (part of speech)
place (e.g. among winners)
famous
classifier for people
rank
title
position
fame
reputation

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