How to pronounce 拇指 in Cantonese (7 out of 10):

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然後你就可以用拇指把粟米粒

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

然後 jin4 hau6
then
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
就可以 zau6 ho2 ji5
then can
用 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
拇指 mou5 zi2
thumb
把 baa3
to hold
to contain
to grasp
to take hold of
handle
particle marking the following noun as a direct object
classifier for objects with handle
classifier for small objects: handful
to guard
to hold in place
sworn brotherhood
粟米 suk1 mai5
corn
粒 nap1
grain
granule
classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)
a small particle
to have rice as food
ten thousand
a quantifier for hours
a 'pip' on the shoulder of police's uniform indicating the rank

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