How to pronounce 掣 in Cantonese (136 out of 177):

Previous Example Example 136 of 177 Next Example
譬如你拉弓嘅時候拉耐咗 粒掣就越嚟越難撳

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

譬如 pei3 jyu4
For example
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
時候 si4 hau6
time
拉 laap6
jumbled
耐 noi6
capable of enduring
able to tolerate
patient
durable
hardy
resistant
to resist
enduring
long period of time
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
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
越嚟越 jyut6 lai4 jyut6 / jyut6 lei4 jyut6
more and more; increasingly
難 no4
an alternative form for 儺, rich
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

Learn Stroke Order

See how to write "掣" with stroke-by-stroke animation

Learn
Previous Example Example 136 of 177 Next Example