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木橈只有撐船
How can we use a mere one-feet long paddle to punt the boat?

This sentence can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing.

  Level: 3
個木橈只有一尺長,點用嚟撐船呀

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 go3  ge5 ge4  - a piece
木橈  muk6 jiu4*2    -  wooden paddle
只有  zi2 jau5  zhi3 you3  -  only have
 jat1  yi1 yi4 yi2  - number one
 cek3 ce2  chi3 che3  - ruler
 coeng4 zoeng2 zoeng6  chang2 {zhang3} {zhang4}  - long; length
 dim2  dian3  - dot; point; [粵] how
 jung6  yong4  - use, operate
 lei4 lai4  li2  - to come; to order food or drink
撐船  caang1 syun4    -  to punt a boat
 aa3 aa1 aa4 aa6  ya1 xia1 ya2  - final particle
This sentence was added by bernard and last edited on 19th Jan 2008
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