How to pronounce 莖 in Cantonese (22 out of 22):

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把芹菜莖撕成細絲
tear the blanched celery straw into threads

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

把 baa3
to hold
to contain
to grasp
to take hold of
handle
particle marking the following noun as a direct object
classifier for objects with handle
classifier for small objects: handful
to guard
to hold in place
sworn brotherhood
芹菜 kan4 coi3
celery
莖 hang4
stalk
stem M: 条tiáo [条]
撕 si1
to tear
to rip
to pull apart
成 seng4
to succeed
to finish
to complete
to accomplish
to become
to turn into
to be all right
OK!
one tenth
success
to amount to
whole
full
almost
nearly
capable
a surname
to settle
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
絲 si1
silk
thread
trace M: 条tiáo [条]
the number 10-4
strings

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