How to pronounce 单 in Cantonese (14 out of 129):

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“第一鸡”可以称得上着几个字的确实不简单

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

第一 dai6 jat1
first
鸡 gai1
chicken
可以 ho2 ji5
(adjective) so so
称 cing1
call
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
上 soeng6
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
着 jyu3
ing
几 gei2
how many; several
个 go3
measure word
字 zi6
letter
symbol
character
word M: 个gè [个]
courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
to betroth a girl
wordage
calligraphy works
contract
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
确 kok3
(of land) barren
stony
sure
certain
real
true
secure
valid
实 sat6
reality
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
简 gaan2
simple

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