How to pronounce 五柳魚 in Cantonese (2 out of 2):

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這是五柳，以前有個餸菜叫五柳魚塊就是用這些五柳料，甜甜酸酸
Five Willows" seasoning; there used to be a dish called "Five Willows Fish," which used these five willows seasonings. It's sweet and sour, and

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

這是 ze5 si6
this is
五 ng5
five
a surname
multifarious
柳 lau5
willow
pleasure
name of a constellation
a prison warden
a prison
以前 yi5 cin4
before
有 jau6
also
again
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
餸菜 sung3 coi3
the accompanying dishes to a meal
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
五柳魚 ng5 lau5 jyu4
a fish dish in Chinese cooking, which it is categorized as Sichuan or Hangzhou cuisine
塊 faai3
lump (of earth)
chunk
piece
classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc
(coll.) classifier for money and currency units
gap
vagina
cunt
就是 zau6 si6
(verb) Something is…
用 jung6
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
這些 ze2 se1
Some of these…
甜甜 tim4 tim4
sweetly
酸 syun1
sour
tart
sick at heart
grieved
sore
aching
pedantic
impractical
an acid
spoiled
stale
sorrowful
jealous
envious
stingy

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