How to pronounce 過半 in Cantonese (5 out of 9):

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只是需要全體議員過半數票就能夠通過
It only takes a majority of the Senate to pass.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

只是 zi2 si6
just
需要 seoi1 jiu3
need
全體 cyun4 tai2
all members
議員 ji5 jyun4
councillor
過半 gwo3 bun3
more than half
數 sou3
number
figure
several M: 个gè [个]
fate
an amount of money
a debt
票 piu3
ticket
ballot
bank note M: 张zhāng [张]
person held for ransom
amateur performance of Chinese opera
classifier for groups, batches, business transactions
warrant
certificate
cheque
an official printed slip
the vote
a business deal
slip of paper or bamboo
invoice
stamp
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
能夠 nang4 gau3
be able to
通過 tung1 gwo3
passed
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