How to pronounce 字 in Cantonese (46 out of 736):

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講咗3個字
I said three words.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

講 gong2
(verb) to tell
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
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
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
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