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How to pronounce “beef”

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Pronunciation guide for beef

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of beef with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: The Mission Chinese Food Cookbookis Westlake beef soup is a really classic Cantonese, kind
Definition summary: (uncountable) The meat from cattle or other bovines.

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The Mission Chinese Food Cookbook

is Westlake beef soup is a really classic Cantonese, kind

[Noun]
(uncountable) The meat from cattle or other bovines.
(uncountable) Bovine animals.
(now chiefly Canada, US, countable, now uncommon, plural beeves) A bovine (cow or bull) being raised for its meat.
(slang, uncountable or countable, plural beefs) A grudge; dislike (of something or someone); lack of faith or trust (in something or someone); a reason for a dislike or grudge. (often + with)
(Dorset) Fibrous calcite or limestone, especially when occurring in a jagged layer between shales in Dorset.
[Verb]
(intransitive, slang) To complain.
(transitive, slang) To add weight or strength to.
(intransitive, slang) To fart; break wind.
(intransitive, chiefly Yorkshire) To cry.
(transitive, slang) To fail or mess up.
(chiefly African-American Vernacular, MLE, MTE, intransitive, slang) To feud or hold a grudge against.
(intransitive, slang, Australia) To sing or speak loudly; to cry out.
[Adjective]
Being a bovine animal that is being raised for its meat.
Producing or known for raising lots of beef.
Consisting of or containing beef as an ingredient.
(slang) Beefy; powerful; robust.