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件事講起嚟真係一疋布咁長。
gin6 si6 gong2 hei2 lei4 zan1 hai6 jat1 pat1 bou3 gam3 coeng4
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It's a long incident/story to talk about. the story is so long to talk about as if it's as long as a full roll of fabric.
This sentence is in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵 Level: 3 |
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gin6 gin6*2 - item; piece; letter 事 si6 - matter; affair; job; work; accident 講 gong2 - say; speak 起嚟 hei2 lai4 - 粵 upward; beginning to 真係 zan1 hai6 - 粵 really 一疋布咁長 jat1 pat1 bou3 gam3 coeng4 - 粵 it's a long story |
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| This sentence was added by kath and last edited on 18th Nov 2009 07:37 | |
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