How to pronounce 佔 in Cantonese (3 out of 204):

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但食日式燒肉時, 中間的炭爐會佔了好多地方, 令食物沒有地方擺放
But when you're eating Japanese meat, the middle of the carrot takes up so much space that there's no room for food.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

但 daan6
but
食 zi6
to feed
日式 jat6 sik1
Japanese style
燒肉 siu1 juk6
(n.) roast meat, usually referring to pork
時 si4
o'clock
time
when
hour
season
period
era
current
timely
often
continously
frequently
fashionable
opportune
sometimes…sometimes
a surname
中間 zung1 gaan1
middle
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
炭爐 taan3 lou4
charcoal stove
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
佔 zim3
to take possession of
to occupy
to take up
to constitute
to hold
to account for
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
好多 hou2 do1
a lot
地方 dei6 fong1
place
令 ling6
to order
to command
an order
warrant
writ
to cause
to make sth happen
virtuous
honorific title
season
government position
your esteemed
a polite way to address 'your' (especially when referring to one's family members such as parents or siblings)
a short tune(old)
食物 sik6 mat6
food
沒有 mou5 jau5
without
擺放 baai2 fong3
place

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