How to pronounce 持 in Cantonese (141 out of 157):

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因為持股比例不足以跌下來
because the shareholding ratio is not enough to fall.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因為 jan1 wai6
due to
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
比例 bei2 lai6
(noun) Ratio
不足 insufficient
insufficient
以 jyu5
to use
by means of
according to
in order to
because of
at (a certain date or place)
consider as
跌 daat3
to drop
to fall
to tumble
Taiwan pr. [dié]
to stumple
to slip
to stamp
a fall
下來 haa6 loi4
come down

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