How to pronounce 顧名思義 in Cantonese (4 out of 50):

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顧名思義即是鹹蛋黃 焗 南瓜 啦

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

顧名思義 gu3 meng2 si1 ji3
as the name implies
即是 zik1 si6
that is
鹹蛋 haam4 daan2
a salted egg
黃 wong4
yellow
pornographic
prostitution
vice
to fall through
a surname
abbreviation for personal and place names
the 'yellow' race
withered
KangXi radical 201
焗 guk6
(dialect) to cook in salt or sand, inside a sealed pot
to steam
to bake
to be trapped in a situation
to be forced to do something
stuffy
muggy
南瓜 naam4 gwaa1
pumpkin
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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