How to pronounce 顿 in Cantonese (10 out of 19):

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老板：20元一盘，一顿饭蒸一条都吃不完呢
Boss: $20 a plate, a stew, and a meal.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

老板 lou5 baan2
boss
元 jyun4
unit of money (in PRC: Chinese yuan, in USA: dollar, etc)
primary
the first
origin
head
eldest
the Yuan Dynasty
a surname
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
盘 pun4
plate
顿 deon6
meal
饭 faan6
meal
蒸 zing1
steam
条 tiu4
message
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
吃 hek3
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
完 jyun4
to finish
to be over
whole
complete
entire
to run out
a surname
呢 ni1
this

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