How to pronounce 饭 in Cantonese (100 out of 167):

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3.5元一斤，那就要4个吧，等会吃完饭再吃也好

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

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
斤 gan3
catty
weight equal to 0.5 kg
(Tw) weight equal to 0.6 kg
an axe
shrewdly
hundred (bucks)
那 no6
helpless
relunctantly
就要 zau6 jiu3
about to
个 go3
measure word
吧 baa6
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
...right?
...OK?
...I presume
等 ting2
sort
kind
type
会 will
can
吃完 hek3 jyun4
finish eating
饭 faan6
meal
再 zoi3
again
吃 hek3
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer
也 jaa5
also
too
(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
neither
either
even
as well
still
likewise
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to

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