How to pronounce 弓 in Cantonese (5 out of 8):

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弓手其實唔係幾適合打咁近戰既敵人
The bowman is not really a good fit for a close-fighting enemy.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

弓 gung1
a bow (weapon) M: 张zhāng [张]
to bend
to arch (one's back etc)
a measure of length equal to five Chinese feet
a surname
KangXi radical number 57
crooked
crooked
手 sau2
hand
(formal) to hold
person engaged in certain types of work
person skilled in certain types of work
personal(ly)
convenient
classifier for skill M: 双shuāng [双]
只zhī [只]
portable
handy
handwritten
skill
skilled person
used in the noun first hand, second hand etc
a quantifier for the smallest tradable unit of stocks
a hand of cards
a game
a turn (gambling terminology)
其實 kei4 sat6
actually
唔係 m4 hai6
(phrase
adverb
noun) no, not.
幾 gei2
how much
how many
several
a few
quite
shortly thereafter
適合 sik1 hap6
(adjective) Suitable
打 ding2
to take the lead
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
近 kan5
near
close to
approximately
to approach
intimate
approximate
closely related
戰 zin3
to fight
fight
war
battle
a surname
to shiver
to tremble
to be fearful of making mistakes
既 gei3
already
敵人 dik6 jan4
foe
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