How to pronounce 堿 in Cantonese (8 out of 9):

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攝影師：堿水粽要5只，一起30元吧
Photographer: I want 5 alkaline rice dumplings, 30 yuan together.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

攝影師 sip3 jing2 si1
photographer
堿 gaan2
alkali
水 seoi2
water
river
liquid
beverage
additional charges or income
(of clothes) classifier for number of washes
lotion
juice
a surname
KangXi radical 85
money
a way to make money
low quality
poor
粽 zung2
sticky rice dumpling
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
只 zi2
only
merely
just
but
一起 jat1 hei2
together
元 jyun4
unit of money (in PRC: Chinese yuan, in USA: dollar, etc)
primary
the first
origin
head
eldest
the Yuan Dynasty
a surname
吧 baa6
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
...right?
...OK?
...I presume

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