How to pronounce 而是 in Cantonese (193 out of 383):

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而是因爲以前這裡是用木做的，有60年歷史
but because this place was made of wood in the past. It has a history of 60 years.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

而是 ji4 si6
but is
因爲 jan1 wai6
because
以前 yi5 cin4
before
這裡 ze2 lei5
here
是 si6
is
用 jung6
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
木 muk6
tree
wood
coffin
wooden
simple
numb
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音bāyīn [八音]
dull
做 zou6
to do
to make
to produce
to write
to compose
to act as
to engage in
to hold (a party)
to be
to become
to function (in some capacity)
to serve as
to be used for
to form (a bond or relationship)
to pretend
to feign
to act a part
to put on appearance
to fight
to kill
to trick
to have sex
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
有 jau6
also
again
年 nin4
year
歷史 lik6 si2
history

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