How to pronounce 炮 in Cantonese (1 out of 26):

不過可能由於當年的石炮台形象不夠鮮明
But it's probably because the image of the armoury was not clear enough.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

不過 bat1 gwo3
however
可能 ho2 nang4
(modal verb) can
由於 jau4 jyu1
because of
當年 dong1 nin4
at that time
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
石 sek6
rock
stone
stone inscription
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音bāyīn [八音]
mineral elements in medicine
a surname
stone made-
unproductive
mineral
KangXi radical 112
炮 paau3
cannon M: 座zuò [座]
firecracker
台 toi4
variant of 臺
台tái [台]
platform
unit
terrace
tower
stage
support
base
station
channel
abbreviation for Taiwan
classifier for machinery
形象 jing4 zoeng6
image
不夠 bat1 gau3
not enough
鮮明 sin1 ming4
vivid