How to pronounce 食埋 in Cantonese (42 out of 54):

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間中只有一兩隻針墨食埋嚟

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

間中 gaan3 zung1
rarely; occasionally (spoken)
只有 zi2 jau5
only
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
兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
隻 zek3
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
single
alone
one only
one of pair
month (in prison sentence)
針 zam1
needle
pin
injection
stitch M: 根gēn [根]
支zhī [支]
tack
acupuncture
to prick
墨 maak6
ink stick
China ink M: 块kuài [块]
corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead
writing
black
pitch dark
to embezzle
calligraphy or painting
Mohism
食埋 sik6 maai4
to finish eating (something) also
嚟 lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis

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