How to pronounce 舌尖 in Cantonese (3 out of 6):

可以上得舌尖上的中國, 必定有它過人之處

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

可以 ho2 ji5
(adjective) so so
soeng6
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
舌尖 sit3 zim1
tip of the tongue
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
中國 zung1 gwok3
China
必定 bit1 ding6
definitely
jau6
also
again
to1
it
other
used as a meaningless mock object
過人 gwo3 jan4
extraordinary
zi1
1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de [的]), ‘s 2. him 3. her 4. it 5. subordinate particle 6. this 7. that 8. these 9. those 10. to go to 11. an expletive in a phrase or a sentence with no particular meaning 12. (of road) branch
syu3
place
location
spot
point
office
department
bureau
respect
classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point
quality

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