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我最近戒咗煙，吸煙危害健康吖嘛!
ngo5 zeoi3 gan6 gaai3 zo2 jin1, kap1 jin1 ngai4 hoi6 gin6 hong1 aa1 maa5
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I've recently quit smoking, 'cause smoking is hazardous to health, right ! 吖嘛 is used here to reason out a statement that seems evidently true.
This sentence is in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵 Level: 4 |
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ngo5 - I; me; my 最近 zeoi3 gan6 - recently 戒 gaai3 - guard against; abstain from; commandment 咗 zo2 - already 煙 jin1 - smoke; cigarette 吸煙 kap1 jin1 - to smoke a cigarette 危害 ngai4 hoi6 - to jeopardise; to harm; to endanger 健康 gin6 hong1 - health, healthy, in good health 吖嘛 aa1 maa5 - 粵 isn't it; okay |
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| This sentence was added by C Chiu and last edited on 26th Mar 2013 13:40 | |
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