How to pronounce 盞燈 in Cantonese (9 out of 10):

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J : 床頭櫃就有一盞燈
J: There's a light on the shelf.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

床 cong4
bed
couch
classifier for beds M: 张zhāng [张]
chassis
framework
頭 tau4
head
hair style
the top
end
beginning or end
a stub
remnant
chief
boss
side
aspect
first
leading
classifier for pigs or livestock M: 个gè [个]
used as a suffix
an area
a location
櫃 gwai6
cupboard
cabinet
wardrobe
counter
the anus, a jargon used in peison
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
有 jau6
also
again
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
盞燈 zaan2 dang1
lamp
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