How to pronounce 鳩 in Cantonese (3 out of 48):

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好鳩里囉～難讀喎
It's hard to read in a dove.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
鳩 kau2
turtledove
(literary) to gather
pigeon
to assemble
里 lei5
li (Chinese mile)
500 meters (modern)
home
hometown
village
neighborhood
administrative unit
lane
alley
a precinct
this place
here
a surname
囉 lo4
a final particle to express one's certainty in a decision
firmness
suggestion
argumentative mood
emphasis
noisy
難 no4
an alternative form for 儺, rich
讀 duk6
to read
to study
reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音pīnyīn [拼音]
to attend school
喎 wo6
a final particle to express surprise
agreement
disagreement
tone of reminder or emphasis
when quoting words said by others

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