How to pronounce 筷子 in Cantonese (85 out of 116):

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一隻筷子咁樣 'long'住啦,另外一隻呢... 係要咁樣係到夾嘅

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

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
隻 zek3
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
single
alone
one only
one of pair
month (in prison sentence)
筷子 faai3 zi2
chopsticks
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
樣 joeng2
manner
pattern
way
appearance
shape
classifier: kind, type
sample
variety
style
type
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
另外 ling6 ngoi6
(pronoun) another
呢 ni1
this
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
要咁 yiu3 gam2
need to be like that
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
夾 gip6
to press from either side
to place in between
to sandwich
to carry sth under armpit
wedged between
between
to intersperse
to mix
to mingle
clip
folder
Taiwan pr. [jiá]
double layered
lined
to work together
to chip in together
forcibly
as well as
tweezers
pincers
pliers
a fasterner
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)

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