How to pronounce 菊 in Cantonese (3 out of 9):

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喺正門同埋後門分別雕刻住「愛菊齋」三個字
Three words, "Rajda" are carved on the front door and the back door.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

喺 hai2
in
正門 zing3 mun4
(noun) Front door
同埋 tung4 maai4
and; together with
後門 hau6 mun4
back door
分別 fan1 bei6
difference
雕刻 diu1 hak1
carve
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
愛 oi3
to love
affection
to be fond of
to like
love
to be apt to
to want
to keep
to pick
菊 guk1
Chrysanthemum
齋 zai1
to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc
vegetarian diet
study room
study building
to give alms (to a monk)
to be celibate
三個字 saam1 go3 zi6
three characters or words
fifteen minutes
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