How to pronounce 短 in Cantonese (170 out of 404):

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書裏面每一課都有一篇短文
There's a short text in every chapter of the book.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

書 syu1
a book
a letter
a document M: 本běn [本]
册cè [册]
部bù [部]
to write
a certificate
a script
a style of calligraphy
storyteller
book of history
to document
裏面 leoi5 min6
inside
每一 mui5 yat1
every
課 fo3
subject
course M: 门mén [门]
class
lesson M: 堂táng [堂]
节jié [节]
to levy
tax
form of divination
lesson
classwork
subdivision
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
有 jau6
also
again
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
篇 pin1
sheet
piece of writing
bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old)
classifier for written items: chapter, article
chapter
section
短 dyun2
short
brief
to lack
weak point
fault
deficient
lacking
shortcomings
mistakes
to owe
unwise
inadequate
insufficient
文 man6
to cover up
to paint over

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