How to pronounce 鹽 in Cantonese (159 out of 566):

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油鹽蒸黑沙立
Blackhead Seabream steam with Black Oil, Salt & Ginger (Chinese Family style)

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

油 jau4
oil
fat
grease
petroleum
to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
oily
greasy
glib
cunning
lard
paints
鹽 jim4
salt M: 粒lì [粒]
to treat with salt
蒸 zing1
steam
黑 hak1
black
dark
sinister
secret
shady
illegal
to hide (sth) away
to vilify
(loanword) to hack (computing)
evil
gloomy
glum (facial expression)
unlucky
unfortunate
cursed
沙 saa1
granule
hoarse
raspy
sand
powder M: 粒lì [粒]
abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia
a surname
立 lap6
to stand
to set up
to establish
to lay down
to draw up (an agreement)
at once
immediately
to ascend the throne
upright
standing
to appoint
to designate
to exist

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