How to pronounce 束 in Cantonese (60 out of 61):

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以這一草做例子
Take this bunch of grass as an example.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

jyu5
to use
by means of
according to
in order to
because of
at (a certain date or place)
consider as
ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
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
sok3
bind
cou2
grass
straw
manuscript
draft (of a document)
careless
rough M: 棵kē [棵]
撮zuǒ [撮]
株zhū [株]
根gēn [根]
thatch
herbs
weed
cannabis
a style of script type in Chinese calligraphy
ten bucks
dollars
zou6
to do
to make
to produce
to write
to compose
to act as
to engage in
to hold (a party)
to be
to become
to function (in some capacity)
to serve as
to be used for
to form (a bond or relationship)
to pretend
to feign
to act a part
to put on appearance
to fight
to kill
to trick
to have sex
例子 lai6 zi2
example

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