How to pronounce 西洋菜 in Cantonese (2 out of 10):

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他们用的青菜是西洋菜 不过这些西洋菜这样做确实有点硬了

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

他 to1
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
们 men2
plural suffix for pronouns
用 jung6
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
青菜 ceng1 coi3
green vegetable
是 si6
is
西洋菜 sai1 joeng4 coi3
(slang) 1. Female Westerner; 2. Western lady or girl
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
过 go3
pass
这 ze2
this
些 se1
some
few
several
measure word indicating a small amount or small number (greater than 1)
a little
somewhat
样 yeung6
like
做 zou6
to do
to make
to produce
to write
to compose
to act as
to engage in
to hold (a party)
to be
to become
to function (in some capacity)
to serve as
to be used for
to form (a bond or relationship)
to pretend
to feign
to act a part
to put on appearance
to fight
to kill
to trick
to have sex
确 kok3
(of land) barren
stony
sure
certain
real
true
secure
valid
实 sat6
reality
有 jau6
also
again
点 dim2
o'clock
硬 ngaang6
hard
stiff
strong
firm
resolutely
doggedly
good (quality)
able (person)
obstinate
forcibly
with effort
stubbornly
capable
of good quality
certainly
definitely
unavoidably
strong
erect (penis)
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret

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