How to pronounce 拇指 in Cantonese (9 out of 10):

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用雙手拇指由內至外推開
spread it with the thumbs of both hands from the inside to the outside.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

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
雙手 soeng1 sau2
both hands
拇指 mou5 zi2
thumb
由 jau4
to follow
from
it is for...to
reason
cause
because of
due to
to
to leave it (to sb)
by (introduces passive verb)
up to
through
a surname
內 noi6
inside
inner
internal
within
interior
domestic
one's wife
wife's relatives
the imperial courts
the female members (of a family)
至 zi3
to arrive
most
to
until
to reach
extremely
very
only then
開 hoi1
to open
to start
to turn on
to boil
to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
to operate (a vehicle)
carat (gold)
abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文Kāi'ěrwén [开尔文]
abbr. for 开本kāiběn [开本], book format
to set up
to run
to leave
to hold (meeting
exhibition)
away
apart
aside
verb particle marking habitual aspect

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