How to pronounce 要不是 in Cantonese (4 out of 13):

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要不是今天參加了

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

要不是 jiu3 bat1 si6
if not for
今天 gam1 tin1
today
參加 caam1 gaa1
participate in
liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret

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