How to pronounce 開火 in Cantonese (50 out of 55):

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大約炸了40秒，期間都不需要開火，因為之前油溫夠
Fry it for about 40 seconds. There is no need to turn on the heat during this period because the oil temperature was high enough.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

大約 daai6 joek3
(adverb) About
炸 zaa3
to explode
to fry in oil
to scald
to blow up
blast
bomb
to flare up
to fly into a rage
to deep fry
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
秒 miu5
second (of time)
unit of angle or arc equivalent to one sixtieth of a degree
beard of corn or grain
期間 kei4 gaan1
during
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
需要 seoi1 jiu3
need
開火 hoi1 fo2
(verb) 1. To switch on (a rice cooker, light, etc.); (of cooking)
Turn on (a gas burner); (slang)
Argue; 2. Fight
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
之前 zi1 cin4
before
油 jau4
oil
fat
grease
petroleum
to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
oily
greasy
glib
cunning
lard
paints
溫 wan1
warm
lukewarm
temperature
to warm up
mild
soft
tender
to review
to revise
epidemic
tepid
to revise
to review
a surname
夠 gau3
to reach
to be enough
adequate
tired of
fed up with
too

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