How to pronounce 爽 in Cantonese (182 out of 221):

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他說中式麵條，一是吃「爽」，一是吃「滑」
He said that Chinese noodles can be eaten "refreshingly" or "smoothly". Rice noodles are eaten "smoothly".

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

他 to1
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
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
中式 zung1 sik1
Chinese style
麵 min6
flour
noodles
dough
條 tiu5
strip
item
article
clause (of law or treaty)
classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers, people (in slangs) etc)
order
orderliness
ten dollars
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
是 si6
is
吃 hek3
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer
爽 song2
bright
clear
crisp
open
frank
straightforward
to feel well
fine
pleasurable
invigorating
to deviate
refreshing
quick
brisk
agile
enthusiastic
to feel terrific
feeling high
happy
cheerful
terrific
滑 waat6
to slip
to slide
smooth
slippery
cunning
polished

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