How to pronounce 舉手 in Cantonese (30 out of 34):

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因為它肌肉弱 所以舉手舉得不高

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因為 jan1 wai6
due to
它 to1
it
other
used as a meaningless mock object
肌肉 gei1 juk6
(adjective) muscular
弱 joek6
weak
feeble
young
inferior
(following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than
to die off
所以 so2 ji5
hence
舉手 geoi2 sau2
raise hand
舉 geoi2
to lift
to hold up
to cite
to enumerate
to act
to raise
to choose
to elect
an act
a move
a deed
an action
to initiate
to undertake
to nominate
to recommend
to praise
to give birth to
to erect
to suggest
all of
deportment
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
高 gou1
high
tall
above average
loud
your (honorific)
lofty
a high level or degree
superior
a surname
elevated
respectable
noble
expensive
old
supreme
high pitched
high quality
height

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