How to pronounce 吱 in Cantonese (2 out of 8):

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前後事都怕大貓吱吱吱
The cat's fears are over.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

前後 cin4 hau6
(noun) 1. Front and back; (of sequence) One go first and the next one goes after the other
事 si6
matter
thing
item
work
affair M: 件jiàn [件]
桩zhuāng [桩]
回huí [回]
incident
to be engaged in
to serve
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
怕 paa3
to be afraid
to fear
to dread
to be unable to endure
perhaps
apprehensive
大 taai3
an alternative form for the word太, too
貓 miu4
cat M: 只zhī [只]
(dialect) to hide oneself
(coll.) modem
to arch one's back
to be drunk
to be high on drugs
吱 zi1
(onom.) creaking or groaning
to squeak
chirp
hiss
utter a sound

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