How to pronounce 洗手 in Cantonese (59 out of 89):

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未到12點，可能55分開始洗手，根本1點是返不到來
around 9 or 12 o'clock. Before 12 o'clock, they may start washing their hands at 5:55, and they will not come back at

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

未到 mei6 dou3
not yet
點 dim2
point
dot
drop
speck
o'clock
point (in space or time)
to draw a dot
to check on a list
to choose
to order (food in a restaurant)
to touch briefly
to hint
to light
to ignite
to pour a liquid drop by drop
(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更gēng [更]
dot stroke in Chinese characters
classifier for items
a spot
degree
a blot
light refreshment
to mark off
to inspect
how?
to instruct
to advise (especially in 'to mislead')
to cheat
可能 ho2 nang4
(modal verb) can
分開 fan1 hoi1
to split
始 ci2
to begin
to start
then
only then
a beginning
a surname
first
洗手 sai2 sau2
(verb) (of gangster term) to retire
根本 gan1 bun2
essentially
是 si6
is
返 faan1
to return (to)
to revert to
to restore
to go back
to come back
不到 bat1 dou3
less than
來 loi6
to greet and welcome guests

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