How to pronounce 掣 in Cantonese (141 out of 177):

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你撳一撳遙控器中間呢個掣

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
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
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
中間 zung1 gaan1
middle
呢個 ni1 go3
this
掣 zai3
to pull
to draw
to pull back
to withdraw
to flash past
to drag
to hinder
switch
button
brake

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