How to pronounce 巳 in Cantonese (6 out of 8):

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乙巳月係寅巳相刑，刑動驛馬
Yisi month is the cross between Yin and Si, which is the movement of the stagecoach.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

月 jyut6
moon
month
monthly M: 个gè [个]
轮lún [轮]
KangXi radical 74
a surname
moon-shaped
luna
a woman's confinement month after child birth
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
寅 jan4
3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger
to respect
reverence
respectfully
巳 ji6
snake (zodiac)
相 soeng2
photo
picture
image
刑 jing4
punishment
penalty
sentence
torture
corporal punishment
law
動 dung6
(of sth) to move
to set in movement
to displace
to touch
to make use of
to stir (emotions)
to alter
abbr. for 动词dòngcí [动词], verb
action
to change
to alter
to act
to arouse
to take up
to use
to eat
drink

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