How to pronounce 菠蘿包 in Cantonese (20 out of 25):

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是菠蘿包（都說了是蜜瓜包）
It’s a pineapple bun (I told you it’s a honeydew melon bun). It’s

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

是 si6
is
菠蘿包 bo1 lo4 baau1
a pineapple bun, where the top of it is made to resemble a pineapple
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
說 syut3
to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
to criticize
to try to influence someone to do something
to mean
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
蜜瓜 mat6 gwaa1
dewmelon
包 baau1
to cover
to wrap
to hold
to include
to take charge of
to contract (to or for)
package
wrapper
container
bag
to hold or embrace
bundle
packet M: 个gè [个]
只zhī [只]
a bun
a surname
to surround
to cover and hide
inclusive of
to guarantee
to promise
to keep a mistress or a second wife

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