How to pronounce 吃油 in Cantonese (3 out of 5):

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我們就不吃蛋撻，吃油條吧

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我們 ngo5 mun4
we
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
吃 hek3
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer
蛋撻 daan6 taat1
(food) egg tart
吃油 hek3 jau4
greasy
條 tiu5
strip
item
article
clause (of law or treaty)
classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers, people (in slangs) etc)
order
orderliness
ten dollars
吧 baa6
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
...right?
...OK?
...I presume

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