How to pronounce 持 in Cantonese (146 out of 157):

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腳架也沒有　只是手持
and no tripod, just handheld. We're at

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

腳架 goek3 gaa2
tripod
也 jaa5
also
too
(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
neither
either
even
as well
still
likewise
沒有 mou5 jau5
without
只是 zi2 si6
just
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)
持 ci4
hold

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