How to pronounce 絲 in Cantonese (5 out of 312):

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不是甩口就是斷絲
It's not the mouth that breaks the silk.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

不是 bat1 si6
is not
甩 lat1
to throw
to fling
to swing
to leave behind
to throw off
to dump (sb)
to discard
to throw away
to lose
to get rid of
to cast away
to abandon
to wag (tail)
to know the mahjong tils by touch to know whether to keep or rid of it
to like
to love
to enjoy
口 hau2
mouth
classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
classifier for bites or mouthfuls
open end
entrance
gate
opening
person
edge or blade of a knife
a crack
KangXi radical 30
就是 zau6 si6
(verb) Something is…
斷 dyun6
to break
to snap
to cut off
to give up or abstain from sth
to discontinue
apart
絲 si1
silk
thread
trace M: 条tiáo [条]
the number 10-4
strings
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