How to pronounce 鉛筆 in Cantonese (9 out of 22):

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鉛筆雖則叫做鉛筆，其實個條鉛芯係由石墨組成

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

鉛筆 jyun4 bat1
pencil
雖則 seoi1 zit3
although
叫做 giu3 zou6
called
其實 kei4 sat6
actually
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
條 tiu5
strip
item
article
clause (of law or treaty)
classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers, people (in slangs) etc)
order
orderliness
ten dollars
鉛芯 jyun4 sam1
 pencil lead
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
由 jau4
to follow
from
it is for...to
reason
cause
because of
due to
to
to leave it (to sb)
by (introduces passive verb)
up to
through
a surname
石墨 sek6 mak6
graphite
組成 zou2 sing4
(noun) Composition; (verb) 1. Compose of

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