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原來係噉反而畀你
  jyun4loi4 hai6gam2, faan2ji4 hai6 ngo5 bei2 nei5 haak3jat1tiu3 tim1   jyutping
On the contrary, it's me that's scared by you!

Lit. Originally like that, on the contrary it's me by you scared (particle)

原來係噉 is a useful phrase with no readily translatable meaning. (At least not consistently.)
This sentence is in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

  Level: 3
原來係噉,反而係我畀你嚇一跳添

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原來  jyun4 loi4  yuan2 lai2  -  originally; actually; original
係噉  hai6 gam2    -  be in this way; continuously
反而  faan2 ji4  fan3 er2  -  on the contrary
 hai6  xi4  - yes, it is; indeed; right; positive; to be
 ngo5  wo3  - I; me; my
畀你  bei2 nei5    -  give you; let you
 haak3 haa1  xia4; he4  - frighten, threaten
 jat1  yi1 yi4 yi2  - one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little
 tiu3  tiao4  - jump
 tim1  tian1  - add; more; again; in addition; even; too
This sentence was added by Eldon and last edited on 18th Aug 2011 12:07
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