How to pronounce 筆 in Cantonese (24 out of 497):

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因此麻煩大家過關前最好準備好一支筆了
So before you get in trouble, you better get a pen ready.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因此 jan1 ci2
therefore
麻煩 maa4 faan4
trouble
大家 daai6 gaa1
everyone
過關 gwo3 gwaan1
to pass a level or a barrier
前 cin4
front
forward
ahead
first
top (followed by a number)
future
ago
before
BC (e.g. 前293年)
former
formerly
advance
最好 zeoi3 hou2
best
準備 zeon2 bei6
(verb) to get ready
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
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
筆 bat1
pen
pencil
writing brush
to write or compose
the strokes of Chinese characters
classifier for sums of money, deals M: 支zhī [支]
枝zhī [枝]
quality
style of writing
to do something in writing
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

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