How to pronounce 剪 in Cantonese (116 out of 485):

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唔係呀，不如剪啦。 你嗰度多唔多架
No, cut it. You don't have much of it.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

唔係 m4 hai6
(phrase
adverb
noun) no, not.
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
不如 bat1 jyu4
not as good as
剪 zin2
scissors
shears
clippers M: 把bǎ [把]
to cut with scissors
to trim
to wipe out or exterminate
to divide
to separate
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
嗰度 go2 dou6
(adverb) there; over there (noun) there; that place; that point
多 do1
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
much better
plenty
exceed
demonstrably
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
架 gaa3
to support
classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
to prop up
fight
quarrel

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