tung4 gu2銅鼓铜鼓
Jyutpingtung4 gu2
Yaletùhng gú
Definition
Bronze drum, a traditional percussion instrument.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the ancient percussion instrument made of bronze, often associated with historical artifacts or cultural exhibitions. It is not a term used in modern music or daily life, so it almost exclusively appears in academic, historical, or museum contexts.
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There is a bronze drum displayed inside the museum.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
