How to pronounce 撇 in Cantonese (9 out of 14):

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呀字 直折橫橫折直
And that's right, right.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
zi6
letter
symbol
character
word M: 个gè [个]
courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
to betroth a girl
wordage
calligraphy works
contract
zik6
straight
to straighten
fair and reasonable
frank
straightforward
(indicates continuing motion or action)
vertical
vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
fair and honest
on duty
directly
continously
just
only
indeed
zit3
to break
to fracture
to snap
to suffer loss
to bend
to twist
to turn
to change direction
convinced
to convert into (currency)
discount
rebate
tenth (in price)
classifier for theatrical scenes
to fold
accounts book
a scene in a play
waang6
perverse
unexpected
橫折 waang4 zit3
transverse fold
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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