How to pronounce 保留 in Cantonese (32 out of 104):

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保留咗呢一棵古榕
I kept this tree.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

保留 bou2 lau4
keep
zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
ni1
this
jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
fo3
measure word for trees
gu2
ancient
old
paleo-
ancient times
things
antiquity
a surname
jung4
banyan tree
Ficus wightiana
an alternative name for Fuzhou, China
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