How to pronounce 握 in Cantonese (22 out of 23):

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早已經被手握軍權嘅軍閥凌駕
They're overwhelmed by the military leaders who already have the military power.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

早已 zou2 ji5
long ago
經 ging1
classics
sacred book
scripture
to pass through
to undergo
to bear
to endure
warp (textile)
longitude
menstruation
channel (TCM)
abbr. for economics 经济jīngjì [经济]
unchanged principle
to manage
constant
regular
被 pei5
quilt
blanket
(literary) to cover
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)
握 ngak1
to hold
to grasp
to clench (one's fist)
to master
classifier: a handful
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
軍閥 gwan1 faat3
warlord
凌駕 ling4 gaa3
surpass
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