How to pronounce 莖 in Cantonese (5 out of 7):

而後跟漸長橫生地下
And then it crept up and down the floor.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

而後 ji4 hau6
and then
gan1
heel
to follow closely
to go with
to marry sb (of woman)
with
towards
as (compared to)
from (different from)
and (in addition to)
to accompany
to be loyal to
for a woman to be in a relationship with someone
to follow a big brother in a triad gang
hang4
stalk
stem M: 条tiáo [条]
zim6
gradual
gradually
zoeng6
extraneous
橫生 waang4 saang1
Sprout horizontally
地下 dei6 haa6
(noun) 1. ground floor; 2. Ground