How to pronounce 展 in Cantonese (149 out of 261):

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咁首先第一件事係，到底咩係筆展呢？
So the first thing to ask is, what exactly is a calligraphy exhibition?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
首先 sau2 sin1
first of all
第一 dai6 jat1
first
件 gin2
item
component
classifier for events, things, clothes etc
matter
letter
document
correspondence
事 si6
matter
thing
item
work
affair M: 件jiàn [件]
桩zhuāng [桩]
回huí [回]
incident
to be engaged in
to serve
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
到底 dou3 dai2
finally
咩 me1
the bleating of sheep
final particle which transforms statements into questions that indicate doubt or surprise (Cantonese)
what
whatever
筆 bat1
pen
pencil
writing brush
to write or compose
the strokes of Chinese characters
classifier for sums of money, deals M: 支zhī [支]
枝zhī [枝]
quality
style of writing
to do something in writing
展 zin2
to spread out
to open up
to exhibit
to put into effect
to postpone
to prolong
exhibition
to expand
to develop
to extend
to visit
to put to good use
呢 ni1
this

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