How to pronounce 桿 in Cantonese (2 out of 7):

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首先插隻筆尖插落筆桿度先
Put the tip of the pen into the pencil.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

首先 sau2 sin1
first of all
插 caap3
to insert
stick in
pierce
to take part in
to interfere
to interpose
to plant
to stab with a knife
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)
筆尖 bat1 zim1
pen tip
落筆 lok6 bat1
to write
桿 gon3
stick
度 dou6
to pass
to spend (time)
measure
limit
extent
degree of intensity
degree (angles, temperature etc)
kilowatt-hour
classifier for events and occurrences
system
code of conduct
style of conduct
to write words for popular songs
mannerism
here
there
where
a quantifier for door, bridge etc
先 sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
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