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In Hong Kong, I'm most scared of being bitten. Lit. Hong Kong, I most scared [possessive particle] exactly is by mosquitoes bite.
This sentence is in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵 This sentence is topicalised: the topic (Hong Kong) is introduced at the start. Also, note the phrase 最怕嘅; the 嘅 turns it into a noun phrase. Level: 2 |
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hai2 - be in; be on; be at 香港 hoeng1 gong2 - Hong Kong 我 ngo5 - I; me; my 最 zeoi3 - most; extremely; exceedingly 怕 paa3 - fear; dread; afraid of; perhaps 嘅 ge3 ge2 - adjective suffix; possessive/final particle 就係 zau6 hai6 - 粵 exactly; even if 畀 bei2 - give to; confer; bestow 蚊 man1 man4 - mosquito 咬 ngaau5 - bite; incriminate; articulate |
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