How to pronounce 功 in Cantonese (65 out of 111):

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是很考師傅的刀功的，必須要切到，
one needs to have good knife skill.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

是 si6
is
很 han2
very
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
刀 dou1
knife
功 gung1
meritorious deed or service
achievement
result
service
accomplishment
work (physics)
merit
workmanship
efficacy
mourning garment
必須 bit1 seu1
must
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
切 cit3
definitely
absolutely (not)
(scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.
Tut!
to grind
close to
eager
to correspond to
see also 反切fǎnqiè [反切]
to cut
to mince
to slice
to carve
tangent
eager
must
to be sure to
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

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