How to pronounce 地震 in Cantonese (4 out of 10):

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不像地震等天災般瞬間對生命財產造成傷害，通常都有足夠時間進行防護措施
Unlike natural disasters like earthquakes, which cause damage to life and property, there is usually enough time to take precautions.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
像 zoeng6
(verb) 1. Look like; (noun)
Statue; (of digital camera) 2. Pixel or amount of pixel
地震 dei6 zan3
earthquake
等 ting2
sort
kind
type
天災 tin1 zoi1
natural disaster
般 pun4
joy
delight
瞬間 syun2 gaan3
moment
對生 deoi3 saang1
Opposite (botany)
命 ming6
life
財產 coi4 caan2
wealth
造成 zou6 sing4
cause
傷害 soeng1 hoi6
(noun) 1. Hurt; 2. Harm
通常 tung1 soeng4
normally
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
有 jau6
also
again
足夠 zuk1 gau3
enough
時間 si4 gaan3
time
進行 ahead of time
conduct
防護 fong4 wu6
protection
措施 co3 si1
measure
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