How to pronounce 鼓 in Cantonese (14 out of 73):

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我們上午只釣上兩條金鼓
We only caught two gold drums this morning.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我們 ngo5 mun4
we
上午 soeng5 ng5
morning
只 zi2
only
merely
just
but
釣 diu3
to fish with a hook and bait
to tempt
to lure
a fishhook
上 soeng6
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
條 tiu5
strip
item
article
clause (of law or treaty)
classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers, people (in slangs) etc)
order
orderliness
ten dollars
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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