How to pronounce 拮 in Cantonese (2 out of 7):

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一刀，拮咗入去
A knife, and it went in.

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
刀 dou1
knife
拮 git3
antagonistic
laboring hard
pressed
hard up
short of money
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
入去 jap6 heoi3
"go in"; to enter (often used to welcome someone to enter a place)
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