How to pronounce 要不是 in Cantonese (10 out of 13):

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要不是會有點推不開

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

要不是 jiu3 bat1 si6
if not for
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
有點 jau5 dim2
a bit
推 teoi1
to push
to cut
to refuse
to reject
to decline
to shirk (responsibility)
to put off
to delay
to push forward
to nominate
to elect
massage
to shove
to promote
to recommend
to help someone get promoted
to put on bets
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
開 hoi1
to open
to start
to turn on
to boil
to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
to operate (a vehicle)
carat (gold)
abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文Kāi'ěrwén [开尔文]
abbr. for 开本kāiběn [开本], book format
to set up
to run
to leave
to hold (meeting
exhibition)
away
apart
aside
verb particle marking habitual aspect

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