How to pronounce 蝸牛 in Cantonese (7 out of 8):

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或者似一個倒轉左既蝸牛殼錦樣
Or maybe it's like a backward-facing bullfight.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

或者 waak6 ze2
or
似 ci5
seems as if
rather like
Taiwan pr. [sìde]
to resemble
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
倒轉 dou2 zyun3
reverse
左 zo2
left
the Left (politics)
east
unorthodox
queer
wrong
differing
opposite
variant of 佐zuǒ [佐]
clumsy
awkward
queer
odd
bigoted
to be demoted
a surname
used after a verb as a marker to show that the action has been completed
used after an adjective to show a change in a state
既 gei3
already
蝸牛 wo1 ngau4
slowcoach (Cantonese slang)
殼 hok3
shell
carapace
crust (earth's crust etc)
also pr. [ké]
casing
husk
hull
a ladle
used as a classifier, scoop
used as a classifier for measuring the quantity of drugs, cap (toothpaste tube cap size) of
錦 gam2
brocade
embroidered work
bright
tapestry
embroidery
elegant
樣 joeng2
manner
pattern
way
appearance
shape
classifier: kind, type
sample
variety
style
type
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