How to pronounce 正宗 in Cantonese (137 out of 172):

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我不知道這碟鍋包肉正不正宗, 但味道就好好食, 好值得一試
I don't know if this dish of sweet and sour pork is authentic, but it tastes delicious and is definitely worth a try. The

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
不知道 bat1 zi1 dou6
not knowing
這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
碟 dip6
dish
plate
鍋 wo1
pot
pan
boiler M: 口kǒu [口]
只zhī [只]
caldron
boiler
包 baau1
to cover
to wrap
to hold
to include
to take charge of
to contract (to or for)
package
wrapper
container
bag
to hold or embrace
bundle
packet M: 个gè [个]
只zhī [只]
a bun
a surname
to surround
to cover and hide
inclusive of
to guarantee
to promise
to keep a mistress or a second wife
肉 juk6
meat
flesh
pulp (of a fruit)
(coll.) (of a fruit) squashy
(of a person) flabby
irresolute
KangXi radical 130
physical
slow-motion
正 zing3
straight
upright
proper
main
principal
to correct
to rectify
exactly
just (at that time)
right (in that place)
(math.) positive
right in the middle
pure
authentic
shape with regular edges
just right
just happening
continuing
exactly like
very strong (sun)
formal
precisely
regular
obverse
sharp (time)
to straighten out
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
正宗 zeng3 zung1
Authentic
但 daan6
but
味道 mei6 dou6
(noun) taste
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
好好 hou2 hou2
very good
食 zi6
to feed
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
值得 zik6 dak1
Worth it
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
試 si5
to test
to try
experiment
examination
test
trial
to examine
to sound out

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