How to pronounce 蓮子 in Cantonese (2 out of 6):

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

gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
tong2
sweets
candy M: 颗kē [颗]
块kuài [块]
蓮子 lin4 zi2
lotus seed
jau6
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
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
ni1
this
nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
應該 jing1 goi1
should
zi3
an alternative form for 智,wisdom
la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval