How to pronounce 手掌 in Cantonese (37 out of 53):

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當然一隻手掌拍不響

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

當然 dong1 jin4
(adverb) absolutely
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)
手掌 sau2 zoeng2
palm
拍 paak2
racket (sports)
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
響 hoeng2
echo
sound
noise
to make a sound
to sound
to ring
loud
classifier for noises
to be at (a place or time)
to be in
on
to echo
response
effect
to go off

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