How to pronounce 掣 in Cantonese (29 out of 177):

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點解唔好似部5仔咁比三粒獨立嘅掣我揀呢
Why not, like the five boys, choose three separate sets instead?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

點解 dim2 gaai2
(pronoun) why; how to explain; how come;
唔好 m4 hou2
(phrase) don't.
似 ci5
seems as if
rather like
Taiwan pr. [sìde]
to resemble
部 bou6
ministry
department
section
part
division
troops
board
classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc
仔 zi2
meticulous
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
比 bei3
close
recent
until
till
to stand close together
to cling to
to collude with
三 saam3
multiple times; repeatedly
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
獨立 duk6 laap6
independent
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
掣 zai3
to pull
to draw
to pull back
to withdraw
to flash past
to drag
to hinder
switch
button
brake
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
揀 gaan2
choose
呢 ni1
this

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