How to pronounce 竹蔗 in Cantonese (9 out of 14):

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這竹蔗馬蹄水要煲多久？
How long should this sugarcane and water chestnut soup be boiled?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
竹蔗 zuk1 ze3
(food) a sugar cane
馬蹄 maa5 tai4
water chestnut
水 seoi2
water
river
liquid
beverage
additional charges or income
(of clothes) classifier for number of washes
lotion
juice
a surname
KangXi radical 85
money
a way to make money
low quality
poor
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
煲 bou1
to cook slowly over a low flame
pot
saucepan
to heat
to boil in a saucepan
to stew
to simmer
to smoke cigarettes
to do something for a prolong period of time
to destroy
to crush one's enemy
多久 do1 gau2
how long

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