How to pronounce 備而不用 in Cantonese (2 out of 3):

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因為許多港英時候的法律都是備而不用
because many laws during the British colonial era were prepared but not used. They

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因為 jan1 wai6
due to
許多 heoi2 do1
a lot of
港 gong2
harbor
port M: 个gè [个]
small stream
bay
abbreviation for Hong Kong
英 jing1
hero
outstanding
excellent
(literary) flower
blossom
brave
petal
leaf
talent
youthful
prominent
British
Britain
England
heroic
handsome
admirable
smart
great
時候 si4 hau6
time
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
法律 faat3 leot6
law
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
是 si6
is
備而不用 bei6 yi4 bat1 jung6
prepare but not use

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