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爛咗兩個
  tek3 zo2 loeng5 coeng4 bo1, laan6 zo2 loeng5 go3 bo1   jyutping
We've got two soccer balls burst after two games.

and 兩個 are both patterned as 'numeral + measure + noun'. However, is a verb measure that quantifies the verb whereas is a noun measure (or classifier) that modifies the noun .
This sentence is in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

  Level: 3
踢咗兩場波﹐爛咗兩個波。

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 tek3  ti1  - kick
 zo2  zhu3 zuo5  - already
 loeng5 loeng2  liang3  - two; pair
 coeng4  chang3 chang2  - sports arena; open space; field; show
 bo1  bo1  - waves; unexpected changes; ball; gear
爛咗  laan6 zo2    -  broken, fallen apart (physically)
兩個  loeng5 go3  liang3 ge4  -  two; two items
This sentence was added by C Chiu and last edited on 12th Jun 2013 06:40
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