How to pronounce 不 in Cantonese (1 out of 2):

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不是年代久遠的古生物都能形成化石

Not all ancient organisms from very ancient times can become fossils.

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Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

不 fau2

same as否 (dated used in old text only), not

negative prefix

a final particle

是 si6

年代 nin4 doi6

era

久遠 gau2 jyun5

long-standing

的 dik1

~'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

都 dou1

all

both

entirely

(used for emphasis) even

already

(not) at all

metropolis

capital

big city

the whole

elegant

refined

without exception

also

too

still

used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone

能 toi4

name of a constellation

形成 jing4 sing4

form

化石 faa3 sek6

one without any movement (slang)

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