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呢度住客穿著禮服為主顯赫
The residents here are all formally attired, a mark of their affluence.

Note: this is a very formal register, and is not the kind of this you'd drop into everyday conversation.
This sentence is in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

  Level: 4
呢度嘅住客都穿著禮服為主,盡顯其顯赫份

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呢度  ni1 dou6    -  here
 ge3 ge2    - adjective suffix; possessive/final particle
住客  zyu6 haak3  zhu4 ke4  -  tenant, resident; (hotel) guest
 dou1  dou1 du1  - all; both; even; already; also; capital
穿著  cyun1 zoek3  chuan1 zhuo2  -  the clothes one wears; one's choice of clothing
禮服  lai5 fuk6    -  ceremonial dress suit; a formal dress suit
為主  wai4 zyu2  wei2 zhu3  -  give priority to; attach most importance to
 zeon6  jin4  - exhaust; use up; all; entirely; die
 hin2  xian3  - apparent; show; prominent
 kei4 gei1  qi2 ji1  - that; such; his; her
顯赫  hin2 haak1  xian3 he4  -  celebrated; eminent; illustrious
 fan6  fen4  - portion; part; share
This sentence was added by Eldon and last edited on 27th Aug 2011 04:33
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