How to pronounce 西芹 in Cantonese (12 out of 13):

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我小時候不吃西芹的 老了才食

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
小時候 siu2 si4 hau6
childhood
fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
hek3
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer
西芹 sai1 kam4
celery
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
lou5
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
old (of people)
venerable (person)
experienced
of long standing
always
all the time
of the past
very
outdated
(of meat etc) tough
old age
abbreviation for Laotse, the founder of Taoism
a surname
to retire from official service
to become old
to honor the aged
shameless, thick-skinned
familiar term of respect for elderly people
decrepit
hardened
steady
trustworthy
dark
deep (colour)
youngest (in Beijing dialect)
parents
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
coi4
ability
talent
sb of a certain type
a capable individual
only
only then
just now
a surname
certainly
indeed
zi6
to feed

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