How to pronounce 剪 in Cantonese (75 out of 485):

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MMG:你剪之前，又怕你講得唔好!
MMG: I'm afraid you'll fail to say it before you cut it.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
剪 zin2
scissors
shears
clippers M: 把bǎ [把]
to cut with scissors
to trim
to wipe out or exterminate
to divide
to separate
之前 zi1 cin4
before
又 jau6
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
怕 paa3
to be afraid
to fear
to dread
to be unable to endure
perhaps
apprehensive
講得 gong2 dak1
can speak
唔好 m4 hou2
(phrase) don't.

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