How to pronounce 掣 in Cantonese (95 out of 177):

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個陣自拍嘅時候要撳到個mon嘅shutter掣係幾難嘅事嚟架

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

個陣 go3 zan6
back then; at that time
自拍 zi6 paai2
Selfie
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
時候 si4 hau6
time
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
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
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
掣 zai3
to pull
to draw
to pull back
to withdraw
to flash past
to drag
to hinder
switch
button
brake
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
幾 gei2
how much
how many
several
a few
quite
shortly thereafter
難 no4
an alternative form for 儺, rich
事 si6
matter
thing
item
work
affair M: 件jiàn [件]
桩zhuāng [桩]
回huí [回]
incident
to be engaged in
to serve
嚟 lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
架 gaa3
to support
classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
to prop up
fight
quarrel

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