How to pronounce 芹 in Cantonese (7 out of 11):

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中芹要切到幼幼細細
Cut the Chinese celery finely

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

中 zung1
within
among
in
middle
center
while (doing sth)
during
芹 kan2
Chinese celery
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
切 cit3
definitely
absolutely (not)
(scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.
Tut!
to grind
close to
eager
to correspond to
see also 反切fǎnqiè [反切]
to cut
to mince
to slice
to carve
tangent
eager
must
to be sure to
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
幼 jau3
young
infants
thin
幼細 jau3 sai3
(adjective) thin and small; delicate
細 sai3
thin or slender
finely particulate
thin and soft
fine
delicate
trifling
(of a sound) quiet
frugal
tiny
small
little
detailed
trifling
exquisite
junior members of an organisation such as a triad gang

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