How to pronounce 洗米 in Cantonese (7 out of 15):

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別人都說把洗米水留下來澆花
Some say use water from washing rice to water your plants

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

別人 bit6 jan4
others
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
說 syut3
to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
to criticize
to try to influence someone to do something
to mean
把 baa3
to hold
to contain
to grasp
to take hold of
handle
particle marking the following noun as a direct object
classifier for objects with handle
classifier for small objects: handful
to guard
to hold in place
sworn brotherhood
洗米 sai2 mai5
(verb) to clean rice
水 seoi2
water
river
liquid
beverage
additional charges or income
(of clothes) classifier for number of washes
lotion
juice
a surname
KangXi radical 85
money
a way to make money
low quality
poor
留下 lau4 haa6
leave behind
來 loi6
to greet and welcome guests

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