How to pronounce 短 in Cantonese (173 out of 404):

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鞋，有长也有短的，都是不同的角色演出时穿着的
Shoes, long and short, were worn by different characters.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

鞋 haai4
shoe M: 双shuāng [双]
只zhī [只]
footwear
有 jau6
also
again
长 coeng4
long
也 jaa5
also
too
(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
neither
either
even
as well
still
likewise
短 dyun2
short
brief
to lack
weak point
fault
deficient
lacking
shortcomings
mistakes
to owe
unwise
inadequate
insufficient
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
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
是 si6
is
不同 bat1 tung4
different
角色 gok3 sik1
role
演出 yin2 ceot1
perform
时 si4
time
穿着 chyun1 zoek3
wearing

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