How to pronounce 不住 in Cantonese (3 out of 33):

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他們好像沒有什麼東西能拿捏得住，樓又拿不住

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

他們 taa1 mun4
they
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
像 zoeng6
(verb) 1. Look like; (noun)
Statue; (of digital camera) 2. Pixel or amount of pixel
沒有什麼 mut6 jau5 sam6 mo1
there is nothing...about it
東西 dung1 sai1
east and west
能 toi4
name of a constellation
拿捏 naa4 nip6
grasp
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
樓 lau2
house with more than 1 story
storied building
floor M: 层céng [层]
座zuò [座]
栋dòng [栋]
flat
apartment
a surname
又 jau6
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
拿 naa4
to hold
to seize
to catch
to apprehend
to take
(used in the same way as 把bǎ [把]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
to pick up
with
to arrest
to use
to be confirmed
there!
here!
look!
to give something the finger
不住 bat1 zyu6
continuously

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