How to pronounce 手掌 in Cantonese (4 out of 23):

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一朵花大概有半隻手掌咁大好容易就可以用出來
A flower is about half the size of a palm, and it's easy to use.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

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
doe2
flower
earlobe
fig. item on both sides
classifier for flowers, clouds etc
to move
a surname
a name
a reputation
to reveal the name of one's protector or triad society in order to try and intimidate others to protect oneself
waa6
flower
blossom M: 朵duǒ [朵]
支zhī [支]
束shù [束]
把bǎ [把]
盆pén [盆]
簇cù [簇]
fancy pattern
florid
to spend (money, time)
a flowering plant
prostitute
prostitution
smallpox
multicolored
fireworks
to spend
to expend
stars on the shoulder of policeman's uniform to denote the rank
disorderly
scratched
dirty
pre-sale
suffix related to a female
大概 daai6 koi3
probably
jau6
also
again
bun3
half
semi-
incomplete
(after a number) and a half
in the middle
partly
very little
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)
手掌 sau2 zoeng2
palm
咁大 gam2 daai6
so big
hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
容易 jung4 ji6
easy
就可以 zau6 ho2 ji5
then can
jung6
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
出來 ceot1 loi4
come out
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