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佢經常遲到﹐ 搞到老闆好唔高興。
keoi5 ging1 soeng4 ci4 dou3, gaau2 dou3 lou5 baan2 hou2 m4 gou1 hing3
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He is always late, which makes his boss very upset. Cantonese grammar does not need a relative pronoun (which) to introduce a subordinate clause.
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 經常 ging1 soeng4 - regular; day-to-day; everyday; normal 遲到 ci4 dou3 - to arrive late 搞到 gaau2 dou3 - 粵 cause; result in; even 老闆 lou5 baan2 - boss; manager; owner 好 hou2 hou3 - good; very; friendly; healthy; ready 唔 m4 - not; no 高興 gou1 hing3 - happy |
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| This sentence was added by C Chiu and last edited on 26th May 2015 10:34 | |
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