How to pronounce 花萼 in Cantonese (1 out of 3):

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從枯萎的花萼管內長出一條果針
A needle of fruit grows from the dead flower tube.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

從 zung6
paternal cousins
part of an official title for subordinates or lower rank officials in ancient times
枯萎 fu1 wai1
withered and wilted
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
花萼 faa1 aak1
calyx
管 gun2
to take care (of)
to control
to manage
to be in charge of
to look after
to run
to care about
tube
pipe
woodwind
classifier for tube-shaped objects
particle similar to 把bǎ [把] in 管...叫 constructions
writing brush
(coll.) to
towards
to administer
to govern
to interfer with
to meddle
內 noi6
inside
inner
internal
within
interior
domestic
one's wife
wife's relatives
the imperial courts
the female members (of a family)
長出 coeng4 ceot1
to grow out
一條 jat1 tiu4
a
果 gwo2
fruit
result
resolute
indeed
if really
full
a surname
nuts
berries
針 zam1
needle
pin
injection
stitch M: 根gēn [根]
支zhī [支]
tack
acupuncture
to prick

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