How to pronounce 掣 in Cantonese (146 out of 177):

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一按掣14秒便完成整個開合程序

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

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
按 ngon3
to press
to push
to leave aside or shelve
to control
to restrain
to keep one's hand on
to check or refer to
according to
in the light of
(of an editor or author) to make a comment
to mortgage
deposit
掣 zai3
to pull
to draw
to pull back
to withdraw
to flash past
to drag
to hinder
switch
button
brake
秒 miu5
second (of time)
unit of angle or arc equivalent to one sixtieth of a degree
beard of corn or grain
便 pin4
cheap
unmerited advantages
glib-tongued
bulging
完成 jyun4 sung4
complete
整個 zing2 go3
entire
開 hoi1
to open
to start
to turn on
to boil
to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
to operate (a vehicle)
carat (gold)
abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文Kāi'ěrwén [开尔文]
abbr. for 开本kāiběn [开本], book format
to set up
to run
to leave
to hold (meeting
exhibition)
away
apart
aside
verb particle marking habitual aspect
合 ho4
a note on ancient Chinese musical scale
程序 ce4 seot6
procedure

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