How to pronounce 剪 in Cantonese (125 out of 485):

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我剪咗先啦唔係點呀

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
剪 zin2
scissors
shears
clippers M: 把bǎ [把]
to cut with scissors
to trim
to wipe out or exterminate
to divide
to separate
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
先 sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
唔係 m4 hai6
(phrase
adverb
noun) no, not.
點 dim2
point
dot
drop
speck
o'clock
point (in space or time)
to draw a dot
to check on a list
to choose
to order (food in a restaurant)
to touch briefly
to hint
to light
to ignite
to pour a liquid drop by drop
(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更gēng [更]
dot stroke in Chinese characters
classifier for items
a spot
degree
a blot
light refreshment
to mark off
to inspect
how?
to instruct
to advise (especially in 'to mislead')
to cheat
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

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