How to pronounce 紅燒 in Cantonese (16 out of 24):

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因為紅燒獅子頭最早上菜, 所以試食時只有微溫, 味道大打折扣
tried it, significantly diminishing its flavor. However, the lion's head was still quite tasty, with the perfect balance of

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因為 jan1 wai6
due to
紅燒 hung4 siu1
red-braised
獅子頭 si1 zi2 tau4
lion's head (a dish)
最早 zeoi3 zou2
earliest
上菜 soeng5 coi3
serve dishes
所以 so2 ji5
hence
試食 si3 sik6
food tasting
時 si4
o'clock
time
when
hour
season
period
era
current
timely
often
continously
frequently
fashionable
opportune
sometimes…sometimes
a surname
只有 zi2 jau5
only
微 mei4
tiny
miniature
profound
abtruse
to decline
one millionth part of
micro-
Taiwan pr. [wéi]
trivial
insignificant
slightly
溫 wan1
warm
lukewarm
temperature
to warm up
mild
soft
tender
to review
to revise
epidemic
tepid
to revise
to review
a surname
味道 mei6 dou6
(noun) taste
大打折扣 daai6 daa2 zit3 kau3
a big discount; a great decline

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