How to pronounce 苓 in Cantonese (6 out of 23):

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你说的是蜜糖有点苦还是龟苓膏有点苦呢？
Are you saying that honey is a bit bitter or cream is a bit bitter?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
说 syu3
speak
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
是 si6
is
蜜糖 mat6 tong4
(noun) (food) honey
有 jau6
also
again
点 dim2
o'clock
苦 fu2
bitter
还 waan4
also
龟 gwai1
turtle
苓 ling4
fungus
tuber
licorice
膏 gou3
to lubricate
to grease
to oil
to dip a writing brush in ink
呢 ni1
this

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