How to pronounce 盐 in Cantonese (8 out of 9):

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这些螺盐焗比较好吃，不买了？
These are the best pickles, right?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

这 ze2
this
些 se1
some
few
several
measure word indicating a small amount or small number (greater than 1)
a little
somewhat
螺 lo2
spiral shell
snail
conch
whorl
盐 jim4
salt
焗 guk6
(dialect) to cook in salt or sand, inside a sealed pot
to steam
to bake
to be trapped in a situation
to be forced to do something
stuffy
muggy
比 bei3
close
recent
until
till
to stand close together
to cling to
to collude with
较 gaau3
compare
好吃 hou2 hek3
delicious
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
买 maai5
buy
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret

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