How to pronounce 寸 in Cantonese (60 out of 129):

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一寸一寸的按下去, 相當舒服, 是整個按摩最好的部份.
inch by inch, which was very comfortable and the best part of the whole massage.

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
寸 cyun3
a unit of length
inch
thumb
very small in amount
just right
cocky
arrogant
to provoke
to display disrespect to
jargon used by triad to represent ten
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
按下 ngon3 haa6
press
去 heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
相當 soeng1 dong3
quite
舒服 syu1 fuk6
comfortable
是 si6
is
整個 zing2 go3
entire
按摩 on3 mo2
massage
最好 zeoi3 hou2
best
部份 bou6 fan6
part of

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