How to pronounce 保住 in Cantonese (4 out of 13):

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咁樣就可以保住哂佢地三個嘅命
That would save the lives of all three of them.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
joeng2
manner
pattern
way
appearance
shape
classifier: kind, type
sample
variety
style
type
就可以 zau6 ho2 ji5
then can
保住 bou2 zyu6
maintain
preserve
saai3
(literary) to smile
to sneer
to display
to show off
to sunbathe
to sleep
to hide
to hide out
to stay
heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
deng6
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
saam3
multiple times; repeatedly
go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
ming6
life
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