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隻隻山羊都有兩隻角
zek3zek3 saan1joeng4 dou1 jau5 loeng5 zek3 gok3
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Every goat has two horns. Lit. [counter] [counter] goat also have two [counter] horns.
This sentence is in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵 The "[counter][counter]都" pattern means "every". Level: 1 |
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zek3 - classifier for animals & containers 山羊 saan1 joeng4 - goat 都 dou1 - all; both; even; already; also; capital 有 jau5 jau6 - have; there is 兩 loeng5 loeng2 - two; pair 角 gok3 - horn; corner; cape; dime; role; contend |
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