How to pronounce 鼓 in Cantonese (13 out of 73):

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其實今天主要是金鼓
It's mostly gold drums today.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

其實 kei4 sat6
actually
今天 gam1 tin1
today
主要 zyu2 jiu3
mainly
是 si6
is
金 gam1
gold
chemical element Au
generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
money
golden
highly respected
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音bāyīn [八音]
wealth
weapons
precious
excellent
durable
name of a dynasty
a surname
KangXi radical 167
a match
light
flame
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

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