How to pronounce 保持 in Cantonese (264 out of 472):

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已經超過30年了，但保持得仍然很新
's been over 30 years, but it still looks very new.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

已經 ji5 ging1
already
超過 ciu1 gwo3
exceed
年 nin4
year
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
但 daan6
but
保持 bou2 ci4
maintain
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
仍然 jing4 jin4
still
很 han2
very
新 san1
new
newly
meso- (chemistry)
beginning
recent
modern
neo-
the Hsin dynasty
a surname

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