How to pronounce 數百萬 in Cantonese (6 out of 7):

大約是數百萬比一,所以化石的發現的確是十分罕見

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

大約 daai6 joek3
(adverb) About
si6
is
數百萬 sou3 baak3 maan6
millions
bei3
close
recent
until
till
to stand close together
to cling to
to collude with
jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
所以 so2 ji5
hence
化石 faa3 sek6
one without any movement (slang)
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
發現 faat3 jyun6
discover
的確 dik1 cak1
certainly
十分 sap6 fan1
very
罕見 hon6 gin3
rare

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