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How to say “Press this cloth against the wound” in Cantonese
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The Cantonese phrase
用呢塊布撳住傷口jung6 ni1 faai3 bou3 gam6 zyu6 soeng1 hau2
Press this cloth against the wound
Video uses a saved generated-voice recording from the Canto School app library.
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Read the phrase
- English
- Press this cloth against the wound
- Traditional Chinese
- 用呢塊布撳住傷口
- Jyutping
- jung6 ni1 faai3 bou3 gam6 zyu6 soeng1 hau2
Look closer at this phrase
用呢塊布 (jung6 ni1 faai3 bou3) names the cloth being used; 塊 (faai3) is its classifier here. 撳住 (gam6 zyu6) describes pressing and holding against 傷口 (soeng1 hau2), the wound. Follow the whole phrase in the recording as a language example.
The number after each Jyutping syllable marks its Cantonese tone. Listen to the whole saved recording and repeat at your own pace.
When to use it
First aider · Controlling bleeding. Gives a direct first-aid instruction