How to pronounce 油燈 in Cantonese (4 out of 5):

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牆角處，則有一盞油燈

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

牆角 cheung4 gok3
corner of a wall
處 syu3
place
location
spot
point
office
department
bureau
respect
classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point
quality
則 zak1
conjunction used to express contrast with a previous sentence or clause
standard
norm
rule
to imitate
to follow
then
principle
classifier for written items (such as an official statement, news, reports)
grades
a particle indicating consequence or a reason
but
however
有 jau6
also
again
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
盞 zaan2
a small cup
classifier for lamps
would merely bring about (something undesirable)
would merely waste efforts
time
油燈 jau4 dang1
oil lamp

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