How to pronounce 尺 in Cantonese (78 out of 106):

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要準確地 打五尺、五碼、五十碼、三百碼等
to accurately hit five feet, five yards, fifty yards, three hundred yards, etc.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
準確 zeon2 kok3
Precise
地 deng6
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
打 ding2
to take the lead
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
碼 maa5
weight
number
code
to pile
to stack
classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc
numerals
symbol
yard
五十 ng5 sap6
fifty
三百 saam1 baak3
three hundred
等 ting2
sort
kind
type

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