How to pronounce 直 in Cantonese (199 out of 353):

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記住喇 我哋唔會直哂隻手啦
Remember, we won't just raise one hand.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

記住 gei3 zyu6
remember
喇 laa3
trumpet
loudspeaker'
我哋 ngo5 dei6
(pronoun) we; us
唔會 m4 wui2
would not; not possible
直 zik6
straight
to straighten
fair and reasonable
frank
straightforward
(indicates continuing motion or action)
vertical
vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
fair and honest
on duty
directly
continously
just
only
indeed
哂 saai3
(literary) to smile
to sneer
to display
to show off
to sunbathe
to sleep
to hide
to hide out
to stay
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)
手 sau2
hand
(formal) to hold
person engaged in certain types of work
person skilled in certain types of work
personal(ly)
convenient
classifier for skill M: 双shuāng [双]
只zhī [只]
portable
handy
handwritten
skill
skilled person
used in the noun first hand, second hand etc
a quantifier for the smallest tradable unit of stocks
a hand of cards
a game
a turn (gambling terminology)
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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