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講起嚟﹐我都識何先生。
gong2 hei2 lai4, ngo5 dou1 sik1 ho4 sin1 saang1
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Now you come to mention it, I know Mr Ho as well. 起嚟 is a verb complement which means 'once you start ...'.
This sentence is in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵 Level: 3 |
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gong2 - say; speak 起嚟 hei2 lai4 - 粵 upward; beginning to 我 ngo5 - I; me; my 都 dou1 - all; both; even; already; also; capital 識 sik1 zi3 - know; remember 何 ho4 - what; why; where; when; how 先生 sin1 saang1 - mister, Mr.; husband; teacher |
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