How to pronounce 顧名思義 in Cantonese (5 out of 26):

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說是嫩肉了 顧名思義要嫩才好吃
It's a very delicate meat, and it's a very delicate meat.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

syut3
to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
to criticize
to try to influence someone to do something
to mean
si6
is
nyun6
tender
soft
delicate
light (color)
inexperienced
unskilled
young
juk6
meat
flesh
pulp (of a fruit)
(coll.) (of a fruit) squashy
(of a person) flabby
irresolute
KangXi radical 130
physical
slow-motion
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
顧名思義 gu3 meng2 si1 ji3
as the name implies
jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
coi4
ability
talent
sb of a certain type
a capable individual
only
only then
just now
a surname
certainly
indeed
好吃 hou2 hek3
delicious
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