How to pronounce 严 in Cantonese (6 out of 19):

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严格说那应该不叫喝茶，而是叫吃饭才对

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

严 jim4
strict
格 gaak3
square
frame
rule
(legal) case
style
character
standard
pattern
(grammar) case
(classical) to obstruct
to hinder
(classical) to arrive
to come
(classical) to investigate
to study exhaustively
shelf
division
to combat
to hit
to examine
a shop
说 syu3
speak
那 no6
helpless
relunctantly
应 ying1
should
该 goi1
should
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
叫 giu3
to shout
to call
to order
to ask
to be called
by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
to cry
to hail
to greet
to cause
喝茶 hot3 caa4
drink tea
而是 ji4 si6
but is
吃 hek3
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer
饭 faan6
meal
才 coi4
ability
talent
sb of a certain type
a capable individual
only
only then
just now
a surname
certainly
indeed
对 deoi3
right

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