How to pronounce 荔枝 in Cantonese (26 out of 45):

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和上次我們去「荔枝灣湧」的缽仔糕對比這裡的更粘口
Compared with the last time we went to "Lai Chi Wan Chung", the bowl cake here is more sticky

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

和 wo4
and
上次 soeng5 ci3
last time
我們 ngo5 mun4
we
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
荔枝 lai6 zi1
lychee
灣 waan4
bay
gulf
to cast anchor
to moor (a boat)
the bend of stream
nine (a triad jargon)
湧 jung5
to bubble up
to rush forth
to surge
to emerge
to swarm
wonton noodle
a sub group of the 14 K triad gang
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
缽仔糕 but3 zai2 gou1
a type of Chinese steamed rice cupcake which is in the shape of a small bowl
對比 deoi3 bei2
(verb) Compare with
這裡 ze2 lei5
here
更 gang3
more
even more
further
still
still more
粘 zim1
to glue
to stick
to paste
viscous
mucous
glutinous
口 hau2
mouth
classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
classifier for bites or mouthfuls
open end
entrance
gate
opening
person
edge or blade of a knife
a crack
KangXi radical 30

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