How to pronounce 鉄 in Cantonese (2 out of 3):

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這間小鉄主打的是炭燒牛肉
specializes in charcoal-grilled beef.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
間 haan4
an alternative form for 閒, idle
小 siu2
small
tiny
few
young
insignificant
minor
humble, a modest way to address oneself
lesser
day before
a little
an euphemism for 𨳒 , to fuck
to have sex with
主打 zyu2 daa2
main hit
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
是 si6
is
炭 taan3
wood charcoal
coal
carbon
燒 siu1
to burn
to cook
to stew
to bake
to roast
to heat
to boil (tea, water etc)
fever
to run a temperature
(coll.) to let things go to one's head
牛肉 ngau4 yuk6
beef

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