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佢一句話﹐引到成屋人都笑起嚟。
keoi5 jat1 geoi3 waa6, jan5 dou3 seng4 uk1 jan4 dou1 siu3 hei2 lai4
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His remark set everyone in the house roaring with laughter. 起嚟 is a verb complement which means 'starting to ...'.
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 一句話 jat1 geoi3 waa6 - in a word 引 jan5 - pull; attract; guide 到 dou3 dou3*2 - arrive; go to 成 sing4 seng4 - succeed; achieve; grow; one tenth; whole 屋 uk1 - house 人 jan4 - person; human being 都 dou1 - all; both; even; already; also; capital 笑 siu3 - smile, laugh, grin 起嚟 hei2 lai4 - 粵 upward; beginning to |
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