How to pronounce 掌 in Cantonese (6 out of 8):

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手撐牆　與肩膀成水平線 前腳掌踩牆腳
The forearm and shoulders are horizontal, and the forefoot is the foot.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

手 sau2
hand
(formal) to hold
person engaged in certain types of work
person skilled in certain types of work
personal(ly)
convenient
classifier for skill M: 双shuāng [双]
只zhī [只]
portable
handy
handwritten
skill
skilled person
used in the noun first hand, second hand etc
a quantifier for the smallest tradable unit of stocks
a hand of cards
a game
a turn (gambling terminology)
撐 caang3
to support
to back up
to maintain
to discuss
to negotiate
to tolerate
to do perfunctory
牆 coeng4
wall
與 jyu6
to participate
肩膀 gan1 bong2
shoulder
成 seng4
to succeed
to finish
to complete
to accomplish
to become
to turn into
to be all right
OK!
one tenth
success
to amount to
whole
full
almost
nearly
capable
a surname
to settle
水平線 seoi2 ping4 sin3
horizon
前腳 cin4 goek3
front leg
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
踩 coi2
to step on
to tread
to stamp
to press a pedal
to pedal (a bike)
to walk on stilts
to propel oneself with the movement of feet
to search for
to belittle
to criticise harshly
to continuously work non-stop to try and finish something
to lose money in successive bets in gambling
to enter
to cross into (a territory)
牆腳 coeng4 goek3
corner of the wall
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