How to pronounce 光是 in Cantonese (10 out of 11):

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光是一碗湯放了這麼多牛肉，已經會蠻有肉味

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

光是 gwong1 si6
merely
一碗 jat1 wun2
[measure word] a bowl of something
湯 tong3
an alternative form for 燙, scald
放 fong3
to release
to free
to let go
to put
to place
to let out
to set off (fireworks)
to dismiss
to let off
to lend for interest
to send into exile
to blossom
to enlarge
to lengthen
to let out
to put (animals) out to graze
uninhibited
to be open (unconstrained sexually)
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
這麼 ze2 mo1
so
多 do1
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
much better
plenty
exceed
demonstrably
牛肉 ngau4 yuk6
beef
已經 ji5 ging1
already
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
蠻 maan4
barbarian
bullying
very
quite
rough
reckless
unreasonable
rude
savage
有肉 jau5 juk6
meaty
味 mei6
taste
smell
classifier for drugs (in TCM)
dish
ingredients
odor
interest
to ponder over

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