How to pronounce 竿 in Cantonese (57 out of 77):

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佢一開竿冇幾耐

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
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
開 hoi1
to open
to start
to turn on
to boil
to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
to operate (a vehicle)
carat (gold)
abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文Kāi'ěrwén [开尔文]
abbr. for 开本kāiběn [开本], book format
to set up
to run
to leave
to hold (meeting
exhibition)
away
apart
aside
verb particle marking habitual aspect
竿 gon1
pole
rod
a quantifier for the number of bamboos
冇 mo5
to not have (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 没有méiyǒu [没有]
幾耐 gei2 noi6
how long

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