How to pronounce 夾 in Cantonese (149 out of 601):

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但係其實就係夾咗兩個夾上去 ：）
But it's actually two-way.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

但係 daan6 hai6
(conjunction) but
其實 kei4 sat6
actually
就係 zau6 hai6
it is; exactly
夾 gip6
to press from either side
to place in between
to sandwich
to carry sth under armpit
wedged between
between
to intersperse
to mix
to mingle
clip
folder
Taiwan pr. [jiá]
double layered
lined
to work together
to chip in together
forcibly
as well as
tweezers
pincers
pliers
a fasterner
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
上去 soeng5 heoi3
go up

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