How to pronounce 蚱蜢 in Cantonese (2 out of 19):

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從前有一隻好鍾意玩嘅蚱蜢
There used to be a very playful monkey.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

從前 cung4 cin4
in the past
jau6
also
again
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
zek3
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
single
alone
one only
one of pair
month (in prison sentence)
hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
鍾意 zung1 ji3
to like
waan2
to play
to have fun
to trifle with
to amuse oneself
to have a good time
to not be serious
to be only joking
to play at
to do
to fool with
to mess around with someone
to be disrespectful
to treat someone as unimportant
koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
蚱蜢 jaat3 maang5
grasshopper
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