How to pronounce 保留 in Cantonese (164 out of 305):

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清政府只保留了「粵海關」就是黃埔古港這裡了
The Qing government only kept the "Guangdong Customs", which is the ancient port of Huangpu.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

清政府 ching1 jing3 fu2
Qing government
只 zi2
only
merely
just
but
保留 bou2 lau4
keep
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
關 gwaan1
mountain pass
to close
to shut
to turn off
to concern
to involve
a custom barrier
a check point
a mechanism
turning point
critical juncture
a wooden bolt for the door
a surname
to pick up or make money payments
就是 zau6 si6
(verb) Something is…
黃埔 wong4 bou3
Whampoa
古 gu2
ancient
old
paleo-
ancient times
things
antiquity
a surname
港 gong2
harbor
port M: 个gè [个]
small stream
bay
abbreviation for Hong Kong
這裡 ze2 lei5
here

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