How to pronounce 撲 in Cantonese (4 out of 5):

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大軍渡河後，直撲楚國首都丹陽
After the Great River, the capital of the Jitsu kingdom, Danyang, is

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

大軍 daai6 gwan1
large army
渡河 dou6 ho4
to cross a river
後 hau6
back
behind
rear
afterwards
after
later
descendants
then
a surname
future
after next
succeeding
直 zik6
straight
to straighten
fair and reasonable
frank
straightforward
(indicates continuing motion or action)
vertical
vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
fair and honest
on duty
directly
continously
just
only
indeed
撲 puk1
to throw oneself at
to pounce on
to devote one's energies
to flap
to flutter
to dab
to pat
to bend over
to pound
to beat
to strike
to attack
to rush
楚國 co2 gwok3
State of Chu
首都 sau2 dou1
capital
丹陽 daan1 joeng4
Danyang
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