How to pronounce 撇 in Cantonese (16 out of 23):

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這一撇呢 剛材都出現過了

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
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
撇 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
呢 ni1
this
剛 gong1
hard
firm
strong
just
barely
exactly
tough
rigid
just now
材 coi4
Talent
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
出現 ceot1 jin6
appear
過了 gwo3 liu5
passed over

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