How to pronounce 斤 in Cantonese (8 out of 656):

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我們準備了沙蝦2.5斤
We have two and a half kilos of sandwiches.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我們 ngo5 mun4
we
準備 zeon2 bei6
(verb) to get ready
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
沙 saa1
granule
hoarse
raspy
sand
powder M: 粒lì [粒]
abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia
a surname
蝦 haa1
frogs
toads
斤 gan3
catty
weight equal to 0.5 kg
(Tw) weight equal to 0.6 kg
an axe
shrewdly
hundred (bucks)

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