How to pronounce 針 in Cantonese (64 out of 252):

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今天大部分的針墨有一斤至一斤半
Most needle ink today is a kilo to a kilo and a half.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

今天 gam1 tin1
today
大部分 dai6 bou6 fan6
majority
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
針 zam1
needle
pin
injection
stitch M: 根gēn [根]
支zhī [支]
tack
acupuncture
to prick
墨 maak6
ink stick
China ink M: 块kuài [块]
corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead
writing
black
pitch dark
to embezzle
calligraphy or painting
Mohism
有 jau6
also
again
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
斤 gan3
catty
weight equal to 0.5 kg
(Tw) weight equal to 0.6 kg
an axe
shrewdly
hundred (bucks)
至 zi3
to arrive
most
to
until
to reach
extremely
very
only then
半 bun3
half
semi-
incomplete
(after a number) and a half
in the middle
partly
very little

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