How to pronounce 斷 in Cantonese (94 out of 230):

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我斷你一隻手指 你都唔開心啦 啱唔啱先
I cut off your finger, and you're not happy.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
斷 dyun6
to break
to snap
to cut off
to give up or abstain from sth
to discontinue
apart
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
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
隻 zek3
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
single
alone
one only
one of pair
month (in prison sentence)
手指 sau2 zi2
(slang) (of computer garget) USB flash drive
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
開心 hoi1 sam1
happy
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
啱 aam1
correct
suitable
to suit sb
just now (Cantonese)
by chance
by coincidence
啱先 ngaam1 sin1
just then (spoken)

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