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佢之前係個監躉。
keoi5 zi1cin4 hai6 go3 gaam1dan2
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He was in jail before. [This is not very polite.]
This sentence is in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵 Level: 3 |
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keoi5 - he; him; his; she; her; hers; it 之前 zi1 cin4 - before; in front of 係 hai6 - yes, it is; indeed; right; positive; to be 個 go3 - unit; individual 監躉 gaam1 dan2 - 粵 prisoner; convict; jailbird |
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