How to pronounce 絞 in Cantonese (2 out of 14):

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因為你不知道這些絞碎機乾不乾淨
You are never sure whether their food processors are clean or not

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因為 jan1 wai6
due to
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
不知道 bat1 zi1 dou6
not knowing
這些 ze2 se1
Some of these…
絞 haau4
to twist (strands into a thread)
to entangle
to wring
to hang (by the neck)
to turn
to wind
classifier for skeins of yarn
to winch
碎 seoi3
to break down
to break into pieces
fragmentary
to smash
broken
busted
torn
trivial
unimportant
paltry
too elaborate and dull (writing)
garrulous
機 gei1
machine
engine
opportunity
intention
aircraft
pivot
crucial point
flexible (quick-witted)
organic M: 台tái [台]
witty
handphone
乾 kin4
the first of the eight diagrams, denoting the principle of heaven, the sovereign, the male and strength
a surname
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
乾淨 gontau1 jing6
clean

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