How to pronounce 芝麻 in Cantonese (84 out of 97):

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說這裡的油是混合了這種芝麻
saying that the oil here is mixed with this kind of sesame.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

說 syut3
to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
to criticize
to try to influence someone to do something
to mean
這裡 ze2 lei5
here
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
油 jau4
oil
fat
grease
petroleum
to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
oily
greasy
glib
cunning
lard
paints
是 si6
is
混合 wan6 hap6
mix
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
這種 ze2 zung2
this kind
芝麻 zi1 maa4
trivial; small matter

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