How to pronounce 保持 in Cantonese (164 out of 472):

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可能餐廳為了保持原來的風味所以才做得那麼的辣吧

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

可能 ho2 nang4
(modal verb) can
餐廳 caan1 teng1
restaurant
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
保持 bou2 ci4
maintain
原來 yun4 loi4
originally
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
風味 fung1 mei6
flavor
所以 so2 ji5
hence
才 coi4
ability
talent
sb of a certain type
a capable individual
only
only then
just now
a surname
certainly
indeed
做 zou6
to do
to make
to produce
to write
to compose
to act as
to engage in
to hold (a party)
to be
to become
to function (in some capacity)
to serve as
to be used for
to form (a bond or relationship)
to pretend
to feign
to act a part
to put on appearance
to fight
to kill
to trick
to have sex
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
那麼 naa5 mo1
so
辣 lat6
hot (spicy)
pungent
peppery
to burn
cruel
to sexually arouse someone
to make someone angry
to provoke someone
to hurt
to patrol around an area
吧 baa6
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
...right?
...OK?
...I presume

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