How to pronounce 主食 in Cantonese (16 out of 40):

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不过吃了这些主食再说吧
But eat these staples.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
过 go3
pass
吃 hek3
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
这 ze2
this
些 se1
some
few
several
measure word indicating a small amount or small number (greater than 1)
a little
somewhat
主食 zyu2 sik6
Staple food
再 zoi3
again
说 syu3
speak
吧 baa6
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
...right?
...OK?
...I presume

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