How to pronounce 瑤柱 in Cantonese (3 out of 12):

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兩粒上面有瑤柱碎 一粒有些蟹籽
Two of them were broken columns, one was a little rusty.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

兩粒 loeng5 nap1
[measure word] two pieces
上面 soeng6 min6
(noun) Up stair; (figurative - old) 1. China
jau6
also
again
瑤柱 jiu4 cyu5
dried scallops
seoi3
to break down
to break into pieces
fragmentary
to smash
broken
busted
torn
trivial
unimportant
paltry
too elaborate and dull (writing)
garrulous
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
nap1
grain
granule
classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)
a small particle
to have rice as food
ten thousand
a quantifier for hours
a 'pip' on the shoulder of police's uniform indicating the rank
有些 jau5 se1
some
蟹籽 haai5 zi2
crab roe
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