How to pronounce 鹽水 in Cantonese (30 out of 50):

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把雞回來之後用淡鹽水浸泡一會兒

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

把 baa3
to hold
to contain
to grasp
to take hold of
handle
particle marking the following noun as a direct object
classifier for objects with handle
classifier for small objects: handful
to guard
to hold in place
sworn brotherhood
雞 gai1
fowl
chicken M: 只zhī [只]
(slang) prostitute
ten thousand dollars
the trigger of a gun
回來 wui4 loi4
come back
之後 zi1 hau6
after
用 jung6
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
淡 taam4
an alternative form for 痰, phlegm
鹽水 jim4 seoi2
saline water
浸泡 zam3 paa4
Soak
一會兒 jat1 wui2 ji4
in a while

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