How to pronounce 芋 in Cantonese (22 out of 85):

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这个粥和刚才的「香芋螺肉粥」一样，上来的时候是很香的
This is like the banana peanut butter, and it smells good when it comes up.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

这 ze2
this
个 go3
measure word
粥 zuk1
congee
gruel
porridge M: 碗wǎn [碗]
和 wo4
and
刚 gong1
just
才 coi4
ability
talent
sb of a certain type
a capable individual
only
only then
just now
a surname
certainly
indeed
的 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
香 hoeng1
fragrant
sweet smelling
aromatic
savory or appetizing
(to eat) with relish
(of sleep) sound
perfume or spice
joss or incense stick M: 根gēn [根]
spice
incense
scent
aroma
fragrance
a good name
a surname
to sniff
richly satisfying
fond
popular
pertaining to woman
beautiful
to die
KangXi radical 186
芋 wu6
taro
Colocasia antiquorum
Colocasia esculenta
tuber crops
螺 lo2
spiral shell
snail
conch
whorl
肉 juk6
meat
flesh
pulp (of a fruit)
(coll.) (of a fruit) squashy
(of a person) flabby
irresolute
KangXi radical 130
physical
slow-motion
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
样 yeung6
like
上 soeng6
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
来 loi4
come
时 si4
time
候 hau6
to wait
to inquire after
to watch
season
climate
(old) period of five days
to expect
to visit
to greet
condition
是 si6
is
很 han2
very

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