How to pronounce 鉛筆 in Cantonese (16 out of 22):

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看看這支鉛筆筆尖,就知道他們對自己的要求有多高

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

看看 hon3 hon3
have a look
ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
zi1
to support
to sustain
to erect
to raise
branch
division
to draw money
classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions
to separate
to send away
to disperse
twelve earthly branches
鉛筆 jyun4 bat1
pencil
筆尖 bat1 zim1
pen tip
就知 zau6 zi1
Just know
dou6
direction
way
road
path M: 条tiáo [条]
股gǔ [股]
principle
truth
morality
reason
skill
method
Dao (of Daoism)
to say
to speak
to talk
classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
province (of Korea or Japan)
channel
method
doctrine
teachings
他們 taa1 mun4
they
deoi3
right
correct
couple
pair
towards
at
for
to face
opposite
to treat (sb a certain way)
to match together
to adjust
to fit
to suit
to answer
to reply
classifier: couple
pair
to compare
to check
to adjust
自己 zi6 gei3
myself
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
要求 yiu1 kau3
request
有多 jau5 do1
surplus
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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