How to pronounce 荔枝 in Cantonese (31 out of 45):

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要配以荔枝木燒花咲蟹吃
with lychee wood-grilled Hanasaki crab.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
配 pui3
to join
to fit
to mate
to mix
to match
to deserve
to make up (a prescription)
to allocate
to join in marriage
a mate
accompainment
to harmonise with
supporting
to equip
to designate
to dispense
to replace
to accessorise
to suit
to qualify
to be worthy of
to exile
to banish
to deport
以 jyu5
to use
by means of
according to
in order to
because of
at (a certain date or place)
consider as
荔枝 lai6 zi1
lychee
木 muk6
tree
wood
coffin
wooden
simple
numb
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音bāyīn [八音]
dull
燒 siu1
to burn
to cook
to stew
to bake
to roast
to heat
to boil (tea, water etc)
fever
to run a temperature
(coll.) to let things go to one's head
花 waa6
flower
blossom M: 朵duǒ [朵]
支zhī [支]
束shù [束]
把bǎ [把]
盆pén [盆]
簇cù [簇]
fancy pattern
florid
to spend (money, time)
a flowering plant
prostitute
prostitution
smallpox
multicolored
fireworks
to spend
to expend
stars on the shoulder of policeman's uniform to denote the rank
disorderly
scratched
dirty
pre-sale
suffix related to a female
蟹 haai5
crab
the vagina
a wallet
吃 hek3
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer

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