How to pronounce 匹 in Cantonese (1 out of 60):

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我借一匹馬給你，它可是馬王呀

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
借 ze3
to lend
to borrow
by means of
to take (an opportunity)
to make use of
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
匹 pat1
classifier for horses, mules etc
Taiwan pr. [pī]
ordinary person
classifier for cloth: bolt
horsepower
be a match for
equal
to match
lone
single
馬 maa5
horse M: 匹pǐ [匹]
horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
knight in Western chess
a surname
KangXi radicial 187
a subordinate
a prostitute
a follower in a triad gang
a motor bike
給 kap1
to
for
for the benefit of
to give
to allow
to do sth (for sb)
(grammatical equivalent of 被)
(grammatical equivalent of 把)
(sentence intensifier)
to supply
to provide
well provided for
abundant
glib
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
它 to1
it
other
used as a meaningless mock object
可是 ho2 si6
however
馬王 maa5 wong4
horse king
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

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