How to pronounce 芋 in Cantonese (74 out of 85):

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食西多士師兄介紹的鮮芋仙, 因為我喜歡芋圓的煙煙韌韌感覺
try the Fresh Taro Fairy recommended by my senior, French Toast, because I love the smoky, chewy texture of the taro balls.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

食 zi6
to feed
西多士 sai1 do1 si6
French toast
師兄 si1 hing1
elder fellow disciple
介紹 gaai3 siu6
introduce
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
鮮 sin2
rarely
seldom
few
芋 wu6
taro
Colocasia antiquorum
Colocasia esculenta
tuber crops
仙 sin1
immortal
a Taoist super-being
an enlightened person
a fairy
transcendent
divine
an immortal
cent
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
喜歡 hei2 fun1
like
芋圓 wu6 jyun4
taro balls
煙 jin1
cigarette or pipe tobacco M: 根gēn [根]
smoke
mist
vapour M: 缕lǚ [缕]
tobacco plant
(of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke
ace (in playing cards)
soot
opium
韌 ngan6
annealed
pliable but strong
tough
tenacious
resilient
感覺 gam2 gok3
feeling

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