How to pronounce 芝麻 in Cantonese (8 out of 97):

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就可以解釋到為何會這麼搞笑有些芝麻啦
That explains why some of the seashells are so funny.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

就可以 zau6 ho2 ji5
then can
解釋 gaai2 sik1
explain
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
何 ho6
same as荷,to carry
lotus
water lilly
holland
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
這麼 ze2 mo1
so
搞笑 gaau2 siu3
to joke
有些 jau5 se1
some
芝麻 zi1 maa4
trivial; small matter
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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