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He can't afford a car, let alone a house. This sentence can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵 Level: 3 |
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keoi5 - he; she; it 連 lin4 - [1] [v] join; connect [2] in succession; conti 車 ce1 geoi1 - cart; vehicle; car 都 dou1 - all, together; city, metropolis 買 maai5 - buy 唔 m4 ng4 - not 起 hei2 - to start; rise; get up 何況 ho4 fong3 - let alone; moreover 係 hai6 - yes, it is; are 屋 uk1 - house |
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| This sentence was added by C Chiu and last edited on 14th Aug 2007 | |
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