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| 一個人喺異鄉無根無蔃，咩都要靠自己，真唔容易 | |
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To be alone in a foreign place without the support from family or society, one has to be very independent; and that can be very trying. This sentence can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵 Level: 3 |
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| 一個人喺異鄉無根無蔃，咩都要靠自己，真唔容易 | |
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一個人
jat1 go3 jan4 - a person; alone, by oneself 喺 hai2 - be in; be on; be at 異鄉 ji6 hoeng1 - in a foreign land; away from home 無根無蔃 mou4 gan1 mou4 koeng2 - 粵 without roots; not rooted 咩 me1 - Cantonese question particle 都 dou1 - all, together; city, metropolis 要 jiu3 jiu1 - want 靠 kaau3 - [1] [v] rely on; depend on [2] [v] lean on [3] 自己 zi6 gei2/gei2*1 - oneself; self 真 zan1 - true; real; factual 唔 m4 ng4 - not 容易 jung4 ji6 - easy; easily |
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| This sentence was added by bernard and last edited on 3rd Mar 2008 | |
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