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Now that you've lost both your hands, you can't use chopsticks any more. Lit. don't-have already one pair hands, you then cannot use chopsticks.
This sentence is in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵 (Originally transcribed as 冇咗一隻手，你就唔可以用鍊金術... but 鍊金術 is hardly a useful word for learners.) Level: 2 |
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mou5 - don't have 咗 zo2 - already 一對 jat1 deoi3 - a couple, pair 手 sau2 - hand 你 nei5 - you 就 zau6 - right away; only; approach; comply with 唔可以 m4 ho2 ji5 - 粵 cannot 用 jung6 - use, operate 筷子 faai3 zi2 - chopsticks |
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*** This entry has been marked as UNSURE by an editor, so it may not be fully accurate ***This sentence was added by Eldon and last edited on 30th Aug 2011 16:49 |
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