How to pronounce 芝麻 in Cantonese (5 out of 36):

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这个芝麻吃起来很香
This sesame smells good.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

ze2
this
go3
measure word
芝麻 zi1 maa4
trivial; small matter
hek3
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer
hei2
to rise
to raise
to get up
to set out
to start
to appear
to launch
to initiate (action)
to draft
to establish
to get (from a depot or counter)
verb suffix, to start
(before place or time) starting from
classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
classifier for groups: batch, group
to stand up
to go up
to happen
to take place
to uncover
loi4
come
han2
very
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
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