How to pronounce 骨子 in Cantonese (1 out of 2):

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你個燜燒壺好骨子，保到暖嗎？
a rice pot is to keep it warm. Your slow cooker pot is good-looking, but can it keep it warm?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
燜 man1
to cook in a covered vessel
to casserole
to stew
to simmer
to cook over slow fire
燒 siu1
to burn
to cook
to stew
to bake
to roast
to heat
to boil (tea, water etc)
fever
to run a temperature
(coll.) to let things go to one's head
壺 wu4
pot
classifier for bottled liquid
jug
jar
wine vessel
a surname
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
骨子 gwat1 zi2
(slang) 1. exquisite; 2. Small but tasteful and elegant (condo, etc.) (noun) bone
保 bou2
to defend
to protect
to keep
to guarantee
to ensure
to safeguard
to care for
to support
to be someone's triad protector
to bail someone out
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
暖 hyun1
warm
to heat
genial
嗎 maa5
morphine

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