How to pronounce 粽 in Cantonese (35 out of 63):

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旁边还在卖粽子 阿姨也在选 大只的是¥3.5 小的是¥3一只
And the next thing I know, they're selling chickens, and the mother is picking up the big one for 3.5 yen, and the smaller one for 3 yen.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

旁 pong4
beside
one side
other
side
self
the right-hand side of split Chinese character, often the phonetic
collateral
elsewhere
widely
heresy
边 bin1
side
还 waan4
also
在 zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
卖 maai6
sell
粽 zung2
sticky rice dumpling
子 zi2
(noun suffix)
son
child
offspring
person
seed
eggs of animals
the first character in the duodecimal cycle
title of respect for men of distinction
pupil
disciple
one's spouse
rank of nobility equivalent to a viscount
subsidiary
subordinate
numerator
anything small
young
阿姨 aa3 yi4
aunt
也 jaa5
also
too
(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
neither
either
even
as well
still
likewise
选 syun1
choose
大 taai3
an alternative form for the word太, too
只 zi2
only
merely
just
but
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
小的 siu2 dik1
little
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

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