How to pronounce 蓮 in Cantonese (27 out of 33):

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排隊排咗20分鐘都係等呢個米之嘅咖喱雞米線,
I was in line for 20 minutes and I was waiting for this rice lotus, this coffee pot, and I was waiting for this rice lotus line.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

排隊 paai4 deoi2
queue up
pik1
a handcart
zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
分鐘 fan1 zung1
minute
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
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
ting2
sort
kind
type
呢個 ni1 go3
this
mai5
rice M: 粒lì [粒]
meter (classifier)
grain-like things
money
a cigarette
zi1
1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de [的]), ‘s 2. him 3. her 4. it 5. subordinate particle 6. this 7. that 8. these 9. those 10. to go to 11. an expletive in a phrase or a sentence with no particular meaning 12. (of road) branch
lin4
lotus
lotus seed
water lily
paradise
koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
咖喱雞 gaa3 lei1 gai1
a hickey; a love bite; a kiss markl a slag tag; literally: curry chicken [colloquial]
米線 mai5 sin3
rice noodles
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