How to pronounce 蓮子 in Cantonese (17 out of 26):

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兩粒紅棗 一粒蓮子吧
Two red dates and one lotus seed

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

兩粒 loeng5 nap1
[measure word] two pieces
紅棗 hung4 zou2
red dates
hawthorn
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
粒 nap1
grain
granule
classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)
a small particle
to have rice as food
ten thousand
a quantifier for hours
a 'pip' on the shoulder of police's uniform indicating the rank
蓮子 lin4 zi2
lotus seed
吧 baa6
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
...right?
...OK?
...I presume

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