How to pronounce 尺 in Cantonese (11 out of 106):

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試上身給你們看 我五尺七寸高

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

試 si5
to test
to try
experiment
examination
test
trial
to examine
to sound out
上身 soeng5 san1
upper body
給 kap1
to
for
for the benefit of
to give
to allow
to do sth (for sb)
(grammatical equivalent of 被)
(grammatical equivalent of 把)
(sentence intensifier)
to supply
to provide
well provided for
abundant
glib
你們 nei5 mun4
you (plural)
看 hon3
to see
to look at
to read
to watch
to visit
to call on
to consider
to regard as
to depend on
to feel (that)
(after verb) to give it a try
Watch out! (for a danger)
to consult a doctor
to judge
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
五 ng5
five
a surname
multifarious
尺 cek3
a Chinese foot
one-third of a meter
a ruler
a tape-measure
one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine M: 支zhī [支]
把bǎ [把]
a letter
one hundred
七 cat1
seven
euphemism for ?, prick
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
高 gou1
high
tall
above average
loud
your (honorific)
lofty
a high level or degree
superior
a surname
elevated
respectable
noble
expensive
old
supreme
high pitched
high quality
height

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