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送禮講心意。
sung3 lai5 gong2 sam1 ji3
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With gift-giving, it's the thought that counts. [Lit.] (with) gift-giving, it's about thought. This sentence is in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵 Level: 3 |
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送禮
sung3 lai5 - to give sb. a present; to present sb. a gift 講 gong2 - say; speak 心意 sam1 ji3 - to regard; intention; kindly feelings |
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| This sentence was added by kath and last edited on 17th Dec 2009 13:27 | |
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