How to pronounce 手指 in Cantonese (159 out of 235):

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距離可以是一隻半至兩隻手指
distance can be one and a half to two fingers. You

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

距離 keoi5 lei4
distance
可以 ho2 ji5
(adjective) so so
是 si6
is
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
隻 zek3
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
single
alone
one only
one of pair
month (in prison sentence)
半 bun3
half
semi-
incomplete
(after a number) and a half
in the middle
partly
very little
至 zi3
to arrive
most
to
until
to reach
extremely
very
only then
兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
手指 sau2 zi2
(slang) (of computer garget) USB flash drive

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