How to pronounce 掣 in Cantonese (123 out of 177):

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咁你左手用得左邊嗰粒掣黎

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
左手 zo2 sau2
left hand
用 jung6
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
左邊 zo2 bin1
left side
嗰 go3
that
those (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 那nà [那]
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
黎 lai4
black
a surname
numerous
many
dark
an aboriginal tribe

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