How to pronounce 剪 in Cantonese (76 out of 485):

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MMG:可能你又剪唔到你想剪嘅頭!
MMG: You may not be able to cut the head you want to cut!

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

可能 ho2 nang4
(modal verb) can
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
又 jau6
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
剪 zin2
scissors
shears
clippers M: 把bǎ [把]
to cut with scissors
to trim
to wipe out or exterminate
to divide
to separate
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
想 soeng2
to think
to believe
to suppose
to wish
to want
to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)
to plan
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
頭 tau4
head
hair style
the top
end
beginning or end
a stub
remnant
chief
boss
side
aspect
first
leading
classifier for pigs or livestock M: 个gè [个]
used as a suffix
an area
a location

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