How to pronounce 荊棘 in Cantonese (2 out of 13):

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比d荊棘?到痴左線

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

比 bei3
close
recent
until
till
to stand close together
to cling to
to collude with
荊棘 ging1 gik1
thorn
? gaai3
(Cant.) to cut with a knife or scissors
to pick up
chat up (girls)
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
痴 ci1
foolish
左 zo2
left
the Left (politics)
east
unorthodox
queer
wrong
differing
opposite
variant of 佐zuǒ [佐]
clumsy
awkward
queer
odd
bigoted
to be demoted
a surname
used after a verb as a marker to show that the action has been completed
used after an adjective to show a change in a state
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

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