How to pronounce 執 in Cantonese (30 out of 132):

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一斤幾都好難執
It's hard to hold a pound.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

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
斤 gan3
catty
weight equal to 0.5 kg
(Tw) weight equal to 0.6 kg
an axe
shrewdly
hundred (bucks)
幾 gei2
how much
how many
several
a few
quite
shortly thereafter
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
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
難 no4
an alternative form for 儺, rich
執 zap1
to execute (a plan)
to grasp
father's friends
to hold
to keep to
to persist
stubborn
to coduct
to take charge of
to stick to
written acknowledgement
to catch
an intimate friend
to pick up
to pack up
to tidy up
to clean up
to correct
to revise
to close down
to go out of business
to beat up
to physically assault
to have sex with
to go bankrupt
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