How to pronounce 短 in Cantonese (5 out of 169):

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個袖個位呢，我唸係短咗少少嘅
And the sleeve, I think, is a little shorter.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
袖 sau3
sleeve
個位 go3 wai2
that place
呢 ni1
this
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
唸 nim6
to read
to study (a subject)
to attend (a school)
to read aloud
to miss (sb)
idea
remembrance
twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿, 20)
to recite
to chant
to study
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
短 dyun2
short
brief
to lack
weak point
fault
deficient
lacking
shortcomings
mistakes
to owe
unwise
inadequate
insufficient
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
少少 siu2 siu2
a little; little bit
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
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