How to pronounce 兰 in Cantonese (7 out of 9):

兰州拉面啊嗰边嗰啲可能呢边
And the one on the other side of the Lancashire is probably here.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

兰 laan4
orchid
州 zau1
prefecture
(old) province
(old) administrative division
state (e.g. of US)
oblast (Russia)
canton (Switzerland)
continent
to settle in a place
place surrounded by water
拉 laap6
jumbled
面 min2
face
side
surface
aspect
top
classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
dimension
on one side
to face
superficial
personally
façade
extent
range
scale
scope
to meet
to confront
directly
one's face
respect
reputation
honour
啊 haa4
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation
approval
surprise
appreciation
consent
request for an answer or confirmation
嗰 go3
that
those (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 那nà [那]
边 bin1
side
嗰啲 go2 di1
(pronoun) those
可能 ho2 nang4
(modal verb) can
呢 ni1
this

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