How to pronounce 扫 in Cantonese (10 out of 18):

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经过陈家祠对面的城光荟，就是以前的新光百货，镜头只在门口一扫而过

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

经 ging1
pass through
过 go3
pass
陈 can4
Chen
家 ze1
used as an expletive at the end of a sentence
祠 ci4
shrine
to offer a sacrifice
ancestral temple
对 deoi3
right
面 min2
face
side
surface
aspect
top
classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
dimension
on one side
to face
superficial
personally
façade
extent
range
scale
scope
to meet
to confront
directly
one's face
respect
reputation
honour
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
城 sing4
city walls
city
town M: 座zuò [座]
道dào [道]
个gè [个]
municipality
光 gwong1
light
ray M: 道dào [道]
bright
only
merely
to use up
glossy
smooth
glory
honor
bare
naked
a surname
荟 wui6
gather
就是 zau6 si6
(verb) Something is…
以前 yi5 cin4
before
新 san1
new
newly
meso- (chemistry)
beginning
recent
modern
neo-
the Hsin dynasty
a surname
百 mak6
to strive
to endeavour
to work hard
货 fo3
goods
镜 ging3
mirror
头 tau4
head
只在 zi2 zoi6
only in
门 mun4
door
口 hau2
mouth
classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
classifier for bites or mouthfuls
open end
entrance
gate
opening
person
edge or blade of a knife
a crack
KangXi radical 30
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
扫 sou3
sweep
而 nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able

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