How to pronounce 拔刀 in Cantonese (2 out of 2):

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竟然揸住咁大枝槍但係拔刀呀！
You can hold a big gun, but you can pull it out.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

竟然 ging2 jin4
unexpectedly
揸住 zaa1 zyu6
holding (spoken)
咁大 gam2 daai6
so big
枝 zi1
branch
classifier for sticks, rods, pencils, flowers etc
limbs
to branch off
槍 coeng1
gun
firearm
rifle
spear
thing with shape or function similar to a gun M: 支zhī [支]
把bǎ [把]
杆gǎn [杆]
条tiáo [条]
枝zhī [枝]
to substitute for another person in a test
to knock
classifier for rifle shots
lance
javelin
但係 daan6 hai6
(conjunction) but
拔刀 bat6 dou1
draw a sword
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

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