How to pronounce 夾住 in Cantonese (27 out of 29):

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但因為會手拿或夾住不用肩膀背著
but since you can hold it by hand or clip it, you don't have to carry it on your shoulder, it's

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

但 daan6
but
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
手 sau2
hand
(formal) to hold
person engaged in certain types of work
person skilled in certain types of work
personal(ly)
convenient
classifier for skill M: 双shuāng [双]
只zhī [只]
portable
handy
handwritten
skill
skilled person
used in the noun first hand, second hand etc
a quantifier for the smallest tradable unit of stocks
a hand of cards
a game
a turn (gambling terminology)
拿 naa4
to hold
to seize
to catch
to apprehend
to take
(used in the same way as 把bǎ [把]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
to pick up
with
to arrest
to use
to be confirmed
there!
here!
look!
to give something the finger
或 waak6
maybe
perhaps
might
possibly
or
someone
slightly
夾住 gip3 zyu6
clamp
不用 bat1 jung6
no need
肩膀 gan1 bong2
shoulder
背 bui6
to learn by heart
to recite from memory
unlucky (slang)
hard of hearing
out of date
unfashionable
ignorant
remote
著 zyu3
famous
prominent
to write
to compile
writing
literary work
aboriginal

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