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三板斧一哥面前自吹自擂?
He is not capable but yet has the audacity to blow his trumpet before the master?

This sentence is in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

  Level: 3
佢噉嘅三板斧仲敢喺一哥面前自吹自擂?

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 keoi5  qu2  - he; him; his; she; her; hers; it
 gam2  dan4  - such; like this; this way; in that case
 ge3 ge2    - adjective suffix; possessive/final particle
三板斧  saam1 baan2 fu2  san1 ban3 fu3  -  someone who is mediocre (in terms of skills or knowledge)
 zung6  zhong4  - in the middle; between two things
 gam2  gan3  - dare; daring
 hai2  xi4  - be in; be on; be at
一哥  jat1 go1    -  leader
面前  min6 cin4  mian4 qian2  -  directly in front
自吹自擂  zi6 ceoi1 zi6 leoi4  zi4 chui1 zi4 lei2  -  to boast about oneself
This sentence was added by bernard and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:06
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