How to pronounce 氣 in Cantonese (309 out of 315):

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一放下來，我聞到這是有鍋氣的
What a pleasant surprise! As soon as I put it down, I could smell the wok hei (wok aroma).

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

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
放下 fong3 haa5
put down
來 loi6
to greet and welcome guests
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
聞到 man4 dou3
smell
這是 ze5 si6
this is
有 jau6
also
again
鍋 wo1
pot
pan
boiler M: 口kǒu [口]
只zhī [只]
caldron
boiler
氣 hei3
gas
air
smell
weather
to make angry
to annoy
to get angry
vital energy
qi
breath
spirit
moral force
tone
atmosphere
manner
type
steam
vapor
spirit
situation
electricity
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force

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