How to pronounce 鼓勵 in Cantonese (125 out of 250):

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鼓唔鼓勵香港人過黎呀

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

鼓 gu2
drum M: 通tòng [通]
面miàn [面]
to drum
to strike
to rouse
to bulge
to swell
the beating of the drum (used to denote the time during night-watch)
to sound
to pout one's lips
bulging
to applaud
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
鼓勵 gu2 lai6
encouragement
香港人 hoeng1 gong2 jan4
Hong Kong people
過 gwo3
(experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
to pass
to pass through
to go across
to surpass
to exceed
to excel
too much
mistake
fault
to transfer (funds
territory
allegiance)
黎 lai4
black
a surname
numerous
many
dark
an aboriginal tribe
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

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