How to pronounce 练 in Cantonese (7 out of 9):

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这里有一个木桩，用来练习咏春拳的
There's a wooden stick here that's used to practice the fist of the jungle.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

这 ze2
this
里 lei5
li (Chinese mile)
500 meters (modern)
home
hometown
village
neighborhood
administrative unit
lane
alley
a precinct
this place
here
a surname
有 jau6
also
again
一个 jat1 go3
One;a
an
木 muk6
tree
wood
coffin
wooden
simple
numb
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音bāyīn [八音]
dull
桩 cong1
pile
用 jung6
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
来 loi4
come
练 lin6
practice
习 zaap6
practice
咏 wing3
sing
春 ceon1
spring (time)
gay
joyful
youthful
love
lust
life
used in expressions of exasperation or irritation
拳 kyun4
(noun) The style of Chinese kung fu with fist e.g. Tai Chi Chuan
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
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