How to pronounce 顧名思義 in Cantonese (5 out of 50):

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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

說 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
是 si6
is
嫩 nyun6
tender
soft
delicate
light (color)
inexperienced
unskilled
young
肉 juk6
meat
flesh
pulp (of a fruit)
(coll.) (of a fruit) squashy
(of a person) flabby
irresolute
KangXi radical 130
physical
slow-motion
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
顧名思義 gu3 meng2 si1 ji3
as the name implies
要 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
才 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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