How to pronounce 拓 in Cantonese (1 out of 1):

當時商朝末年，周的領袖姬昌大力整頓軍事，發展生產，開疆拓土
At the end of the Commercial Era, the leaders of the week were trying to consolidate their military, develop their production, and excavate their territory.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

當時 dong1 si4
back then
商朝 soeng1 ciu4
Shang dynasty
末年 mak6 nin4
final years
周 zau1
week
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
領袖 ling5 zaau6
leader
姬 gei1
woman
concubine
female entertainer (archaic)
beauty
goddess
imperial concubine
昌 coeng1
prosperous
flourishing
light of sun
good
proper
大力 daai6 lik6
(adjective) Powerful
整頓 zing2 deon6
to reorganize; rectify
軍事 gwan1 si6
military
發展 faat3 zin2
develop
生產 sang1 caan2
production
開疆 hoi1 gong1
expand territory
拓 zek3
an alternative form for 摭, to pick up
土 tou2
earth
dust
clay
local
indigenous
crude opium
unsophisticated
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音bāyīn [八音]
soil
land
native
indigenous
unfashionable
uncouth