How to pronounce 棟 in Cantonese (74 out of 138):

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之後加一棟，最後寫埋頂個一橫。

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

之後 zi1 hau6
after
加一 gaa1 yat1
add one
棟 dung6
classifier for houses or buildings
ridgepole (old)
one thousand
最後 zeoi3 hau6
last
寫 se2
to write
to sketch
to compose
to write out
to describe
埋 maai4
to bury
to conceal
to hide
to settle (an account)
to close out
to finish up
to move closer to
closer together
as well
頂 ding2
most
to carry on the head
to push to the top
to go against
to replace
to substitute
to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc)
(slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile
a type of hat worn by officials in the past indicative of their rank
to prop up
to set against
to take over
best
to push from below or behind
exceedingly
to retort
to answer back
to withstand
to stand up to
to be equal to
to bear
to endure
to put up with
to screw (have sex with)
to get high on drugs or alcohol
shit!
damn!
an exclamation used by gamblers when they are wishing for something they want when gambling
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
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
橫 waang6
perverse
unexpected

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