How to pronounce 錐 in Cantonese (2 out of 12):

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條條油錐由一斤起步

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

條條 tiu4 tiu2
a derogatory term for a young woman
girl
chick [colloquial]
油 jau4
oil
fat
grease
petroleum
to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
oily
greasy
glib
cunning
lard
paints
錐 jeoi1
cone
awl
to bore
awl
gimlet
auger
to drill
to perforate
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
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)
起步 hei2 bou6
start

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