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So I know for certain words, such as 不对, the fourth tone changes, but I believe 不 may be a special case.
Some words such as 部队 seem uncomfortable to pronounce if I strictly follow 4th and 4th tones, but saying words such as 汉字, don't feel as uncomfortable.
Is there a general rule (or at least a general rule with a few exceptions), for pronouncing double fourth tone words?
Yes, 不 is a special case. Other consecutive fourth tone morphemes are all pronounced (事件, 现在, 俱乐部), unless the word formed itself is a special case where the tone of the last morpheme is neutralized (看见, 用处, 味道).
Yes, they do feel uncomfortable to pronounce, but they are indeed pronounced two 4th tones.
Except the 不 case, in which it changes to 2nd + 4th.
