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做緊健身操嗰個人係我細佬。
zou6 gan2 gin6 san1 cou1 go2 go3 jan4*2 hai6 ngo5 sai3 lou2 |
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The guy doing the keep-fit exercise is my brother. In the Canto version, the noun 'guy' is placed after the verbal phrase which modifies the noun. In the English version, the noun is placed before the phrase.
This sentence is in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵 Level: 3 |
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做緊健身操嗰個人係我細佬。 | |
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zou6 - do, make 緊 gan2 - tight; strict; tense [粵] ongoing aspect 健身 gin6 san1 - bodybuilding 操 cou1 cou3 - grasp; operate; speak; drill; conduct 嗰個 go2 go3 - 粵 that one 人 jan4 - person; human being 係 hai6 - yes, it is; indeed; right; positive; to be 我 ngo5 - I; me; my 細佬 sai3 lou2 - 粵 younger brother |
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This sentence was added by C Chiu and last edited on 29th Jan 2015 09:58 |