How to pronounce 汽油 in Cantonese (4 out of 13):

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由于是使用电作为能源，所以一方面是环保，另一方面也比加汽油要便宜
Since electricity is used as energy, on the one hand it is environmentally friendly, and on the other hand it is cheaper than adding gasoline.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

由 jau4
to follow
from
it is for...to
reason
cause
because of
due to
to
to leave it (to sb)
by (introduces passive verb)
up to
through
a surname
于 jyu4
to go
to take
sentence-final interrogative particle
variant of 于yú [于]
in
on
at
a surname
是 si6
is
使用 si2 jung6
use
电 din6
electricity
作 zok3
to do
to grow
to write or compose
to pretend
to regard as
to feel
writings or works
to work
to act
to make
to cook up
to blackmail
为 wai4
for
能源 nang4 jyun4
energy
所以 so2 ji5
hence
一方面 yat1 fong1 min6
on one hand
环 waan4
circle
保 bou2
to defend
to protect
to keep
to guarantee
to ensure
to safeguard
to care for
to support
to be someone's triad protector
to bail someone out
另一方面 ling6 yat1 fong1 min6
on the other hand
也 jaa5
also
too
(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
neither
either
even
as well
still
likewise
比 bei3
close
recent
until
till
to stand close together
to cling to
to collude with
加 gaa3
to add
plus
(used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned)
to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb)
to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
to increase
to augment
to append
汽油 hei3 yau4
gasoline (petrol)
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
便宜 pin4 ji4
cheap; inexpensive
petty gain

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