How to pronounce 要不是 in Cantonese (3 out of 13):

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要不是有經驗的人帶着我
If it weren't for an experienced person leading me,

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

要不是 jiu3 bat1 si6
if not for
有 jau6
also
again
經驗 ging1 jim6
experience
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
人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
帶 daai3
band
belt
girdle
ribbon
tire
area
zone
region M: 条tiáo [条]
to wear
to carry
to take along
to bear (i.e. to have)
to lead
to bring
to look after
to raise
to involve
mix with
着 jyu3
ing
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self

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