How to pronounce 杖 in Cantonese (5 out of 9):

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他們各人都掉下自己的杖，杖都變成蛇
they each dropped their staff, and their staffs turned into serpents,

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

他們 taa1 mun4
they
各人 gok3 jan4
everyone
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
掉下 diu6 haa6
to fall down
自己 zi6 gei3
myself
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
杖 zoeng6
staff
變成 bin3 sing4
become
蛇 seu4
used in transliteration for 'sir', in addressing a policeman or a male school teacher

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