How to pronounce 短 in Cantonese (165 out of 404):

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都係想隻狗條尾短啲啊 cute啲啊 得意啲啊咁
I wanted the dog's tail to be shorter, cute, and more intelligent.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
想 soeng2
to think
to believe
to suppose
to wish
to want
to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)
to plan
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)
狗 gau2
dog M: 只zhī [只]
条tiáo [条]
a pistol
a prison officer
damned
cursed
football
條 tiu5
strip
item
article
clause (of law or treaty)
classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers, people (in slangs) etc)
order
orderliness
ten dollars
尾 mei5
tail
remainder
remnant
extremity
sixth of the 28 constellations
classifier for fish
end
the stern
the rear
the last
hair on a horse's tail
spikelets on a cricket's tail
a reprisal
bad consequences
loose ends
短 dyun2
short
brief
to lack
weak point
fault
deficient
lacking
shortcomings
mistakes
to owe
unwise
inadequate
insufficient
啲 dit1
only a little bit
啊 haa4
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation
approval
surprise
appreciation
consent
request for an answer or confirmation
得意 dak1 ji3
(adjective) 1. cute; 2. adorable
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this

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