How to pronounce 擦 in Cantonese (74 out of 117):

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擦一擦肉的表面使鹽
rub the surface of the meat with your hands to let the salt

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

擦 caat3
to wipe
to erase
rubbing (brush stroke in painting)
to clean
to polish
to apply on
to brush by
to stuff oneself by eating a lot
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
肉 juk6
meat
flesh
pulp (of a fruit)
(coll.) (of a fruit) squashy
(of a person) flabby
irresolute
KangXi radical 130
physical
slow-motion
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
表面 biu2 min6
surface
使 si2
to make
to cause
to enable
to use
to employ
to send
to instruct sb to do sth
to need to
to have to
鹽 jim4
salt M: 粒lì [粒]
to treat with salt

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