How to pronounce 手 in Cantonese (80 out of 1805):

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一隻手
One hand.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

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 sau2
hand
(formal) to hold
person engaged in certain types of work
person skilled in certain types of work
personal(ly)
convenient
classifier for skill M: 双shuāng [双]
只zhī [只]
portable
handy
handwritten
skill
skilled person
used in the noun first hand, second hand etc
a quantifier for the smallest tradable unit of stocks
a hand of cards
a game
a turn (gambling terminology)

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