How to pronounce 短 in Cantonese (57 out of 404):

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他用一支短桿，長的綫，直的竹鉤，不用魚餌

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

他 to1
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
用 jung6
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
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
支 zi1
to support
to sustain
to erect
to raise
branch
division
to draw money
classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions
to separate
to send away
to disperse
twelve earthly branches
短 dyun2
short
brief
to lack
weak point
fault
deficient
lacking
shortcomings
mistakes
to owe
unwise
inadequate
insufficient
桿 gon3
stick
長 zoeng6
extraneous
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
綫 sin3
thread
string
wire
line M: 条tiáo [条]
股gǔ [股]
根gēn [根]
boundary
traffic route
political path
clue
an undercover agent
a ray of (hope), a quantifier
a territory
an area
the lower ranks
followers in a triad gang
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
竹 zuk1
bamboo M: 棵kē [棵]
支zhī [支]
根gēn [根]
a flute
KangXi radical 118
a surname
鉤 ngau1
hook
不用 bat1 jung6
no need
魚餌 yu4 nei3
bait

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