How to pronounce 斤 in Cantonese (47 out of 284):

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真係可能冇半斤手
It's probably not half a pound.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

真係 zan1 hai6
really; very
可能 ho2 nang4
(modal verb) can
冇 mo5
to not have (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 没有méiyǒu [没有]
半 bun3
half
semi-
incomplete
(after a number) and a half
in the middle
partly
very little
斤 gan3
catty
weight equal to 0.5 kg
(Tw) weight equal to 0.6 kg
an axe
shrewdly
hundred (bucks)
手 sau2
hand
(formal) to hold
person engaged in certain types of work
person skilled in certain types of work
personal(ly)
convenient
classifier for skill M: 双shuāng [双]
只zhī [只]
portable
handy
handwritten
skill
skilled person
used in the noun first hand, second hand etc
a quantifier for the smallest tradable unit of stocks
a hand of cards
a game
a turn (gambling terminology)
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