How to pronounce 蓮子 in Cantonese (2 out of 26):

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咁糖蓮子又係乜嘢呢？你應該知啦
So what is a lotus? You should know.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
糖 tong2
sweets
candy M: 颗kē [颗]
块kuài [块]
蓮子 lin4 zi2
lotus seed
又 jau6
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
乜嘢 mat1 ye5
what
呢 ni1
this
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
應該 jing1 goi1
should
知 zi3
an alternative form for 智,wisdom
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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