How to pronounce 線 in Cantonese (55 out of 985):

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以線為墨
Line is ink.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

以 jyu5
to use
by means of
according to
in order to
because of
at (a certain date or place)
consider as
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
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
墨 maak6
ink stick
China ink M: 块kuài [块]
corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead
writing
black
pitch dark
to embezzle
calligraphy or painting
Mohism

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