How to pronounce 削 in Cantonese (18 out of 21):

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怎可能一刀削蘋果皮不斷呀
How could you cut the apple peel all the time?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

怎 fim2
how
why
what
可能 ho2 nang4
(modal verb) can
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
刀 dou1
knife
削 soek3
to pare
to reduce
to remove
Taiwan pr. [xuè]
to peel
to trim
to scrape off
to cut (the ball)
describes food which is of a soft but slightly elastic texture
蘋果 ping4 gwo2
apple
皮 pei2
skin goods, hide
fur
leather
fur coat
capital
overheads
不斷 bat1 dyun6
continuously
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
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