How to pronounce 笔 in Cantonese (1 out of 3):

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因为年糕是硬的，像粉笔一样，煮的时间太短了会不熟的

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因 jan1
cause
reason
because
on the basis of
as a result of
follow
为 wai4
for
年糕 nin4 gou1
(festival food) Chinese New Year's cake or steamed sticky cake
是 si6
is
硬 ngaang6
hard
stiff
strong
firm
resolutely
doggedly
good (quality)
able (person)
obstinate
forcibly
with effort
stubbornly
capable
of good quality
certainly
definitely
unavoidably
strong
erect (penis)
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
像 zoeng6
(verb) 1. Look like; (noun)
Statue; (of digital camera) 2. Pixel or amount of pixel
粉 fan2
powder
cosmetic face powder
food prepared from starch
noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour
whitewash
white
pink
to crush to powder
powdered
plastered
soft as powder
powdery
pulverized
heroin
drug
fans
笔 bat1
pen
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
样 yeung6
like
煮 zyu2
to cook
to boil
to give someone a hard time
时 si4
time
间 gan1
duration
太短 taai3 dyun2
too short
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
会 will
can
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
熟 suk6
cooked (of food)
ripe (of fruit)
mature (of seeds)
familiar
skilled
done
also pr. [shóu]
processed
deep
thorough

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