How to pronounce 撳 in Cantonese (95 out of 519):

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撳住佢啦
Hold on to it.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

撳 gam6
to press (bell)
to press down
to oppress
to hold someone down
to suppress
to control
to stop a situation from going out of control
to push
to withdraw money from the ATM
to extort someone for money
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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