How to pronounce 持 in Cantonese (125 out of 157):

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因為就是最大的這個持股人沒有了
because the largest shareholder is gone.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因為 jan1 wai6
due to
就是 zau6 si6
(verb) Something is…
最大 zeoi3 daai6
biggest
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
這個 ze2 go3
this one
持 ci4
hold
股 gu2
share
portion
part
thigh
classifier for smells, electric currents, spirals etc
whiff
low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科kē [科]
thigh
haunch
人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
沒有 mou5 jau5
without
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

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