How to pronounce 維持 in Cantonese (71 out of 241):

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去維持住我哋點解仲要為國家好呀

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

去 heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
維持 wai4 ci4
maintain
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
我哋 ngo5 dei6
(pronoun) we; us
點解 dim2 gaai2
(pronoun) why; how to explain; how come;
仲要 zung6 yiu3
moreover
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
國家 gwok3 gaa1
country
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

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