How to pronounce 勺 in Cantonese (23 out of 31):

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茶味亦不足夠 可能因為只用了一勺茶葉
also not enough, probably because I only used one spoonful of tea leaves.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

茶 caa4
Tea
味 mei6
taste
smell
classifier for drugs (in TCM)
dish
ingredients
odor
interest
to ponder over
亦 jik6
also
likewise
不足 insufficient
insufficient
夠 gau3
to reach
to be enough
adequate
tired of
fed up with
too
可能 ho2 nang4
(modal verb) can
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
只用 zi2 jung6
only use
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
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
勺 zoek3
spoon
ladle M: 把bǎ [把]
abbr. for 公勺gōngsháo [公勺], centilitre (unit of volume)
茶葉 caa4 jip6
tea leaves

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