How to pronounce 笋 in Cantonese (5 out of 5):

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如果我刚才说错了是笋尖的话
If I mistakenly said it was a bamboo shoot tip,

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

如果 jyu4 gwo2
if
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
刚 gong1
just
才 coi4
ability
talent
sb of a certain type
a capable individual
only
only then
just now
a surname
certainly
indeed
说 syu3
speak
错 co3
wrong
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
是 si6
is
笋 sun2
bamboo shoot
尖 zim1
point (of needle)
sharp
shrewd
pointed
tip
peak
meal by the roadside
top
cream of the crop
leading
sharp-tongued
perceptive
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
话 wa2
say

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