How to pronounce 卧 in Cantonese (7 out of 11):

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不像在卧推時，三頭和胸肌比較容易發力。
unlike the triceps and pectoral muscles when doing bench presses, which are easier to exert force.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
像 zoeng6
(verb) 1. Look like; (noun)
Statue; (of digital camera) 2. Pixel or amount of pixel
在 zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
卧 ngo6
to lie down
推 teoi1
to push
to cut
to refuse
to reject
to decline
to shirk (responsibility)
to put off
to delay
to push forward
to nominate
to elect
massage
to shove
to promote
to recommend
to help someone get promoted
to put on bets
時 si4
o'clock
time
when
hour
season
period
era
current
timely
often
continously
frequently
fashionable
opportune
sometimes…sometimes
a surname
三 saam3
multiple times; repeatedly
頭 tau4
head
hair style
the top
end
beginning or end
a stub
remnant
chief
boss
side
aspect
first
leading
classifier for pigs or livestock M: 个gè [个]
used as a suffix
an area
a location
和 wo4
and
胸肌 hung1 gei1
pectoral muscle
比較 bei2 gaau3
compare
容易 jung4 ji6
easy
發力 faat3 lik6
exert strength

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