How to pronounce 花甲 in Cantonese (8 out of 9):

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因為已拖水去沙，如做花甲王生炒都可以
because the water has been drained to remove the sand. You can also make stir-fried clams raw.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因為 jan1 wai6
due to
已 ji5
already
to stop
then
afterwards
only
too much
enough!
used as a final particle to add emphasis
去 heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
沙 saa1
granule
hoarse
raspy
sand
powder M: 粒lì [粒]
abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia
a surname
如 jyu4
as
as if
such as
supposing
if
like
as good as
according to
to go to
should
on time
做 zou6
to do
to make
to produce
to write
to compose
to act as
to engage in
to hold (a party)
to be
to become
to function (in some capacity)
to serve as
to be used for
to form (a bond or relationship)
to pretend
to feign
to act a part
to put on appearance
to fight
to kill
to trick
to have sex
花甲 fan1 gip6
clams
王 wong6
to govern
to rule
生炒 sang1 chaau2
stir-fry without boiling
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
可以 ho2 ji5
(adjective) so so

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