How to pronounce 莲 in Cantonese (8 out of 41):

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这里就是东风大酒店了，准备在这里开一家莲香楼了

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

这 ze2
this
里 lei5
li (Chinese mile)
500 meters (modern)
home
hometown
village
neighborhood
administrative unit
lane
alley
a precinct
this place
here
a surname
就是 zau6 si6
(verb) Something is…
东 dung1
east
风 fung1
wind
大酒店 daai6 zau2 dim3
lit. big hotel, as a synonym for funeral parlour
big or grand hotel
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
准 zeon2
to allow
to grant
in accordance with
in the light of
quasi-
备 bei6
prepare
在 zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
开 hoei1
open
一家 jat1 gaa1
family
莲 lin4
lotus
香 hoeng1
fragrant
sweet smelling
aromatic
savory or appetizing
(to eat) with relish
(of sleep) sound
perfume or spice
joss or incense stick M: 根gēn [根]
spice
incense
scent
aroma
fragrance
a good name
a surname
to sniff
richly satisfying
fond
popular
pertaining to woman
beautiful
to die
KangXi radical 186
楼 lau4
building

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