How to pronounce 放下 in Cantonese (99 out of 247):

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店員已經放下了一小碟沙薑
waiter had already put down a small dish of sand ginger.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

店員 dim3 jyun4
shop assistant
已經 ji5 ging1
already
放下 fong3 haa5
put down
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
小 siu2
small
tiny
few
young
insignificant
minor
humble, a modest way to address oneself
lesser
day before
a little
an euphemism for 𨳒 , to fuck
to have sex with
碟 dip6
dish
plate
沙薑 faan1 gong1
sand ginger

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