How to pronounce 掣 in Cantonese (114 out of 177):

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咁唔知點解呢粒掣就撳極都撳唔到㗎

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
唔知 m4 zi1
don't know (spoken)
點解 dim2 gaai2
(pronoun) why; how to explain; how come;
呢 ni1
this
粒 nap1
grain
granule
classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)
a small particle
to have rice as food
ten thousand
a quantifier for hours
a 'pip' on the shoulder of police's uniform indicating the rank
掣 zai3
to pull
to draw
to pull back
to withdraw
to flash past
to drag
to hinder
switch
button
brake
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
撳 gam6
to press (bell)
to press down
to oppress
to hold someone down
to suppress
to control
to stop a situation from going out of control
to push
to withdraw money from the ATM
to extort someone for money
極 gik6
extremely
pole (geography, physics)
utmost
top
furthest
final
extreme
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
㗎 gaa3/ gaa4
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]

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