How to pronounce 缸 in Cantonese (21 out of 36):

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一入門口有一個好大魚缸, 有幾條錦鯉魚游來游水, 看起來幾舒服
There is a big fish tank at the entrance, with several koi fish swimming around, which looks quite comfortable.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

一入 jat1 jap6
once entered
門口 mun4 hau2
(noun) entrance
有 jau6
also
again
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
大魚 daai6 jyu4
big fish; significant person or thing; great future benefits
缸 gong1
jar
vat
classifier for loads of laundry M: 口kǒu [口]
cistern
tank
幾 gei2
how much
how many
several
a few
quite
shortly thereafter
條 tiu5
strip
item
article
clause (of law or treaty)
classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers, people (in slangs) etc)
order
orderliness
ten dollars
魚 jyu2
fish M: 条tiáo [条]
尾wěi [尾]
a surname
KangXi radical 195
a reptile
to fish
游 jau6
to swim
variant of 游yóu [游]
to float
to drift
to wander
to roam
reach
section (of a river)
a surname
來 loi6
to greet and welcome guests
游水 jau4 seoi2
swimming
看起來 hon3 hei2 loi4
seem
舒服 syu1 fuk6
comfortable

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