How to pronounce 筍 in Cantonese (7 out of 49):

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這隻幾乎吃不到筍粒 只吃到幾隻大蝦
It barely eats grains, only a few large turkeys.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
隻 zek3
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
single
alone
one only
one of pair
month (in prison sentence)
幾乎 gei2 lau1
almost
吃 hek3
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer
不到 bat1 dou3
less than
筍 seon2
bamboo shoot
young
tender (meat)
winter squash
bargain
粒 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
只 zi2
only
merely
just
but
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
幾 gei2
how much
how many
several
a few
quite
shortly thereafter
大蝦 daai6 haa1
prawn

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