How to pronounce 擰 in Cantonese (2 out of 33):

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只要一擰就可以開到蓋

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

只要 zi2 yiu3
as long as
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
擰 ling6
to pinch
wring
to screw
to wrench
mistaken
to differ
to disagree
就可以 zau6 ho2 ji5
then can
開 hoi1
to open
to start
to turn on
to boil
to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
to operate (a vehicle)
carat (gold)
abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文Kāi'ěrwén [开尔文]
abbr. for 开本kāiběn [开本], book format
to set up
to run
to leave
to hold (meeting
exhibition)
away
apart
aside
verb particle marking habitual aspect
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
蓋 koi3
to surpass
to overwhelm
to drown out
about
around
approximately
for
because

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