How to pronounce 公元前 in Cantonese (23 out of 26):

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大是公元前15000年至公元前300年左右
roughly from 15,000 BC to 300 BC.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

大 taai3
an alternative form for the word太, too
是 si6
is
公元前 gung1 jyun4 cin4
before Christ
年 nin4
year
至 zi3
to arrive
most
to
until
to reach
extremely
very
only then
左右 zo2 jau6
(adjective) 1. about; (noun) close subordinate

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