How to pronounce 開筆 in Cantonese (1 out of 11):

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有信心嘅話可以係開筆同收筆落個勾。 唔好以為直線好似冇咩用，
Confidence is like taking a pen and taking a note. Don't think that straight lines are useless.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

有信心 jau5 seon3 sam1
to have confidence
嘅話 ge3 waa2
as said
可以 ho2 ji5
(adjective) so so
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
開筆 hoi1 bat1
to make the first stroke (in calligraphy or painting)
同 tung4
and
收 sau1
to receive
to accept
to collect
to put away
to restrain
to stop
in care of (used on address line after name)
to harvest
to regain
to take something back
to gather
to build an affiliation with someone such as to adopt
to take in
to hide
to retract
to punish
to contain
to end
to retrieve
筆 bat1
pen
pencil
writing brush
to write or compose
the strokes of Chinese characters
classifier for sums of money, deals M: 支zhī [支]
枝zhī [枝]
quality
style of writing
to do something in writing
落 lok6
to fall or drop
(of the sun) to set
(of a tide) to go out
to lower
to decline or sink
to lag or fall behind
to fall onto
to rest with
to get or receive
to write down
whereabouts
settlement
to deliver
to put in
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
勾 ngau1
to hook
to sew
to crochet
hook
barb
check mark or tick
window catch
to join
to connect
to entice
a type of stroke with a hook
the base of a right triangle
to strike out
to cancel
to paint
to be reminded of something in the past
to seduce
to solicit
to thicken (soup
gravy etc)
to grasp
to get hold of
(a) year (of someone's age)
唔好 m4 hou2
(phrase) don't.
以為 yi5 wai2
thought
直線 zik6 sin3
straight line
好似 hou2 ci5
(adjective) similar
冇咩 mou5 me1
not much
用 jung6
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this

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