How to pronounce 開筆 in Cantonese (2 out of 8):

開筆嘅時候我哋斜斜哋咁劃一劃, 即係做一個side stroke,
When we start writing, we draw a line in a slanted way, which is a side stroke.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

開筆 hoi1 bat1
to make the first stroke (in calligraphy or painting)
koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
時候 si4 hau6
time
我哋 ngo5 dei6
(pronoun) we; us
je4
part of a place name
dei6
(Cant.) plural for pronouns
gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
劃一 waak6 jat1
standardize
waak6
to cut
to slash
to scratch (cut into the surface of sth)
to strike (a match)
to divide
to mark off
to lay boundary
to plan
to assign
to transfer
to set aside
to draw (a line)
to delimit
stroke of a Chinese character
即係 zik1 hai6
(adverb) same as; exactly as; equivalent to; 'which means' or 'which is to say', usually used before explanations
zou6
to do
to make
to produce
to write
to compose
to act as
to engage in
to hold (a party)
to be
to become
to function (in some capacity)
to serve as
to be used for
to form (a bond or relationship)
to pretend
to feign
to act a part
to put on appearance
to fight
to kill
to trick
to have sex
一個 jat1 go3
a; one