How to pronounce 撇 in Cantonese (12 out of 14):

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原來竹碼代表一
The bamboo code is one hand.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

原來 yun4 loi4
originally
zuk1
bamboo M: 棵kē [棵]
支zhī [支]
根gēn [根]
a flute
KangXi radical 118
a surname
maa5
weight
number
code
to pile
to stack
classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc
numerals
symbol
yard
代表 doi6 biu2
represent
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
pit3
to cast away
to fling aside
a type of stroke in Chinese character
to skim off
a quantifier for moustache
to curl one's lip
to flee
to ditch someone
a grand, a thousand dollars
to discard
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