How to pronounce 磨刀 in Cantonese (3 out of 4):

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磨刀不是把刀磨利
A grinding knife is not a grinding knife.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

磨刀 mo4 dou1
sharpen a knife
不是 bat1 si6
is not
把 baa3
to hold
to contain
to grasp
to take hold of
handle
particle marking the following noun as a direct object
classifier for objects with handle
classifier for small objects: handful
to guard
to hold in place
sworn brotherhood
刀 dou1
knife
磨 mo6
mill
millstones
to turn round
to move
利 lei6
sharp
favorable
advantage
benefit
profit
interest
to do good to
to benefit
merit
resources
public utility
wealth
riches
a surname
fluent
eloquent
lucky
convenient
of good fortune
smooth
orderly
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