How to pronounce 鎗 in Cantonese (3 out of 5):

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就是因為一個日本人拿住支鎗就可以殺一萬人

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

就是 zau6 si6
(verb) Something is…
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
日本人 jat6 bun2 jan4
Japanese person
拿 naa4
to hold
to seize
to catch
to apprehend
to take
(used in the same way as 把bǎ [把]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
to pick up
with
to arrest
to use
to be confirmed
there!
here!
look!
to give something the finger
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
支 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
鎗 coeng1
gun
firearm
rifle
spear
thing with shape or function similar to a gun M: 支zhī [支]
把bǎ [把]
杆gǎn [杆]
条tiáo [条]
枝zhī [枝]
to substitute for another person in a test
to knock
classifier for rifle shots
lance
javelin
就可以 zau6 ho2 ji5
then can
殺 saat3
to kill
to murder
to fight
to weaken or reduce
to smart (dialect)
to counteract
(used after a verb) extremely
to destroy
to exterminate
to hurt
一萬 jat1 maan6
ten thousand
人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else

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