How to pronounce 盅 in Cantonese (6 out of 8):

首先上桌的是每人一盅足料老火湯
First, each person was served a bowl of traditional Chinese soup with plenty of ingredients.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

首先 sau2 sin1
first of all
上 soeng6
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
桌 coek3
table
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
是 si6
is
每人 mui5 yan4
every person
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
盅 zung1
cup
足 zuk1
foot
to be sufficient
ample
to attain
to satisfy
enough
fully
as much as
料 liu6
to expect
to anticipate
to guess
to attend to
to take care of
老火湯 lou5 fo2 tong1
slow-cooked soup

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