How to pronounce 過半 in Cantonese (2 out of 9):

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尼克遜亦成為首位贏得過半數州分
Nixon also became the first person to win more than half the state's points.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

尼克 nei4 hak1
Nixon
遜 seon3
to abdicate
modest
yielding
unpretentious
inferior to
(slang) to suck
humble
modest
to yield
亦 jik6
also
likewise
成為 sing4 wai2
become
首位 sau2 wai2
first place
贏 jing4
to beat
to win
to profit
gain
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
過半 gwo3 bun3
more than half
數 sou3
number
figure
several M: 个gè [个]
fate
an amount of money
a debt
州 zau1
prefecture
(old) province
(old) administrative division
state (e.g. of US)
oblast (Russia)
canton (Switzerland)
continent
to settle in a place
place surrounded by water
分 fan6
fraction
extent of one's duty or rights
component
content
element
a portion
a share
exceptionally
status
capacity
excessive
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