How to pronounce 持 in Cantonese (51 out of 157):

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到佢走系十年后维持咗
It was maintained until ten years after he left.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
走 zau2
to walk
to go
to run
to move (of vehicle)
to visit
to leave
to go away
to die (euph.)
from
through
away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走chèzǒu [撤走])
to change (shape, form, meaning)
to escape
to run away
to make a trip
to leak out
to incur loss
one's humble self
系 hai6
department
十年 sap6 nin4
ten years
后 hau6
empress
queen
sovereign
monarch
ruler
simplified form of後, behind, rear, after, descendants
维 wai4
maintain
持 ci4
hold
咗 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

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