How to pronounce 拳 in Cantonese (36 out of 50):

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你知道隔嚟個人俾人打咗兩拳
you know that the person next to you gets punched twice?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
知道 zi1 dou3
know
隔 gaak3
to separate
to partition
to stand or lie between
at a distance from
after or at an interval of
to endure
past
next
immediately preceding
across
on the other side of
from the other side of
嚟 lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
個人 go3 jan4
personal
俾 pai3
a parapet
to look askance
人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
打 ding2
to take the lead
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
兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
拳 kyun4
(noun) The style of Chinese kung fu with fist e.g. Tai Chi Chuan

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