How to pronounce 握住 in Cantonese (3 out of 5):

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咁你握住佢嘅時候就冇咁傷手啦
so when you hold it, it is not so painful.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
握住 ngak1 zyu6
hold firmly
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
時候 si4 hau6
time
就冇 zyau6 mou5
don't have
傷 soeng1
to injure
injury
wound
to be ill from
to grief
distressed
to hurt
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)
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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