How to pronounce 絞 in Cantonese (5 out of 14):

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同樣是四絞線來的 不過裡面就是 18 股線芯組成
also a four-twisted cable, but it is composed of 18 core strands. It is

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

同樣 tung4 joeng6
similarly
是 si6
is
四 sei3
(slang) labourer
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
線 sin3
thread
string
wire
line M: 条tiáo [条]
股gǔ [股]
根gēn [根] ]
boundary
traffic route
political path
clue
an undercover agent
a ray of (hope), a quantifier
a territory
an area
the lower ranks
followers in a triad gang
來的 loi4 dik1
from
不過 bat1 gwo3
however
裡面 leoi5 min6
inside
就是 zau6 si6
(verb) Something is…
股 gu2
share
portion
part
thigh
classifier for smells, electric currents, spirals etc
whiff
low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科kē [科]
thigh
haunch
芯 seon3
the tongue of a snake
組成 zou2 sing4
(noun) Composition; (verb) 1. Compose of

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