How to pronounce 老油條 in Cantonese (2 out of 3):

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實際上老油條冇想像中咁油
The old oil is actually not as oil as you might think.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

實際上 sat6 zai6 soeng6
actually
老油條 lou5 jau4 tiu4
old hand
冇 mo5
to not have (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 没有méiyǒu [没有]
想像 soeng2 zoeng6
imagine
中 zung1
within
among
in
middle
center
while (doing sth)
during
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
油 jau4
oil
fat
grease
petroleum
to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
oily
greasy
glib
cunning
lard
paints
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