How to pronounce 魚尾 in Cantonese (2 out of 11):

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近排釣的連米，不計魚尾，有手掌般大
The line of fishing, not counting the tail, is hand-sized.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

近排 gan6 paai4
recently (spoken)
釣 diu3
to fish with a hook and bait
to tempt
to lure
a fishhook
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
連 lin4
to link
to join
to connect
continuously
in succession
including
(used with 也, 都 etc) even
company (military)
to involve
including
together with
besides
to the extent of
company (of soldiers)
a surname
米 mai5
rice M: 粒lì [粒]
meter (classifier)
grain-like things
money
a cigarette
不計 bat1 gai3
regardless of
魚尾 jyu2 mei5
fish tail
有 jau6
also
again
手掌 sau2 zoeng2
palm
般 pun4
joy
delight
大 taai3
an alternative form for the word太, too

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