How to pronounce 蒲 in Cantonese (3 out of 23):

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鰻魚最廣為人知嘅煮法就係蒲燒
The most popular way to cook sharks is to fry them.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

鰻魚 maan6 jyu4
eel
最 zeoi3
most
the most
-est (superlative suffix)
exceedingly
extreme
廣 gwong2
wide
numerous
to spread
Guangdong province
Guangzhou city
Canto-
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
知 zi3
an alternative form for 智,wisdom
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
煮法 zu2 faat3
cooking method
就係 zau6 hai6
it is; exactly
蒲 pou4
refers to various monocotyledonous flowering plants including Acorus calamus and Typha orientalis
common cattail
bullrush
a surname
to hang out
to bum around
to loaf about
to party hard
to linger around at a place to kill time
to be a member of a gang looking for trouble or opportunities to make money
to be on the streets
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

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