How to pronounce 絲 in Cantonese (180 out of 860):

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而我以手絲為主
And I'm going to use silk.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

而 nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
以 jyu5
to use
by means of
according to
in order to
because of
at (a certain date or place)
consider as
手 sau2
hand
(formal) to hold
person engaged in certain types of work
person skilled in certain types of work
personal(ly)
convenient
classifier for skill M: 双shuāng [双]
只zhī [只]
portable
handy
handwritten
skill
skilled person
used in the noun first hand, second hand etc
a quantifier for the smallest tradable unit of stocks
a hand of cards
a game
a turn (gambling terminology)
絲 si1
silk
thread
trace M: 条tiáo [条]
the number 10-4
strings
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
主 zyu2
owner
master
host
individual or party concerned
God
Lord
main
to indicate or signify
trump card (in card games)
chief
principal
to determine
decisive power over something
memorial tablet

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