How to pronounce 掌 in Cantonese (21 out of 45):

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把船掌放進水中可以看到多清澈
put the palm of the boat into the water can see how clear

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

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
船 syun4
boat
掌 zoeng2
palm of the hand
sole of the foot
paw
horseshoe
to slap
to hold in one's hand
to wield
to control
to be in charge of
a surname
放進 fong3 zeon3
put in
水中 seoi2 zung1
in water
可以 ho2 ji5
(adjective) so so
看到 hon3 dou3
can see
多 do1
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
much better
plenty
exceed
demonstrably
清澈 ceng1 ciet3
clear and transparent

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