How to pronounce 自持 in Cantonese (1 out of 2):

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你的房子不賣了 你拿來自持出租
don't sell your properties but instead

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
房子 fong2 zi2
house
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
賣 maai6
to sell
to betray
to spare no effort
to show off or flaunt; an alternative form for 鬻, sell
child
nourish
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
拿來 naa4 loi4
bring over
自持 zi6 ci4
to control oneself; to restrain oneself
出租 ceot1 zou1
for lease

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