How to pronounce 紋 in Cantonese (113 out of 131):

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嗱首先把牛肉逆紋切片
First, slice the beef against the grain. It's against the grain.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

嗱 naa5
to hold in hand
首先 sau2 sin1
first of all
把 baa3
to hold
to contain
to grasp
to take hold of
handle
particle marking the following noun as a direct object
classifier for objects with handle
classifier for small objects: handful
to guard
to hold in place
sworn brotherhood
牛肉 ngau4 yuk6
beef
逆 ngaak6
contrary
opposite
backwards
to go against
to oppose
to betray
to rebel
to disobey
a rebel
a traitor
adverse
unfavourable
in advance
to welcome
紋 man4
line
trace
mark
pattern
grain (of wood etc)
streak
stripe
wrinkle
vein
切片 coit3 pin3
slice

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