How to pronounce 開筆 in Cantonese (3 out of 8):

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練好咗第一步之後我哋就可以將開筆，
And once we've done the first step, we can start writing.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

練 lin6
to practice
to train
to drill
to perfect (one's skill)
exercise
experienced
seasoned
white silk
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
第一步 dai6 jat1 bou6
first step
之後 zi1 hau6
after
我哋 ngo5 dei6
(pronoun) we; us
就可以 zau6 ho2 ji5
then can
將 zoeng3
a military commander
a general officer
to command
開筆 hoi1 bat1
to make the first stroke (in calligraphy or painting)
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