How to pronounce 基圍蝦 in Cantonese (2 out of 3):

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作為香港人，不如買一斤基圍蝦，做白灼蝦

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

作為 zok3 wai6
as
香港人 hoeng1 gong2 jan4
Hong Kong people
不如 bat1 jyu4
not as good as
買 maai5
to buy
to purchase
to bribe
to persuade
to bet
to place a bet on
to kill
to have killed
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
斤 gan3
catty
weight equal to 0.5 kg
(Tw) weight equal to 0.6 kg
an axe
shrewdly
hundred (bucks)
基圍蝦 gei1 wai4 haa1
farmed shrimps in between sea and river water
做 zou6
to do
to make
to produce
to write
to compose
to act as
to engage in
to hold (a party)
to be
to become
to function (in some capacity)
to serve as
to be used for
to form (a bond or relationship)
to pretend
to feign
to act a part
to put on appearance
to fight
to kill
to trick
to have sex
白灼蝦 baak6 coek3 haa1
water-boiled shrimps

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