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

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中央有櫈，有一盞油燈

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Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

中央 zung1 joeng1

central

有 jau6

also

again

櫈 dang3

bench

stool

chair

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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