How to pronounce 紫菜 in Cantonese (7 out of 11):

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手卷同軍艦嘅紫菜都係脆嘅
The scrolls and the purple on the warships were both fragile.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

手 sau2
hand
(formal) to hold
person engaged in certain types of work
person skilled in certain types of work
personal(ly)
convenient
classifier for skill M: 双shuāng [双]
只zhī [只]
portable
handy
handwritten
skill
skilled person
used in the noun first hand, second hand etc
a quantifier for the smallest tradable unit of stocks
a hand of cards
a game
a turn (gambling terminology)
卷 gyun2
curl
同 tung4
and
軍艦 gwan1 gaan3
warship
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
紫菜 zi2 coi2
nori
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
脆 ceoi3
brittle
fragile
crisp
crunchy
clear and loud voice
neat
light
shallow
thin
easy
quick and convenient
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