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做嘢快手之不過有時揦西
He is very fast in what he does, but occasionally he can be sloppy.

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

  Level: 3
佢做嘢好快手,之不過有時揦西啲

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 keoi5  qu2  - he; she; it
做嘢  zou6 je5  zuo4 ye3  -  to work; to do things
 hou2 hou3  hao3 {hao4}  - good, fine; very much
快手  faai3 sau2  kuai4 shou3  -  [adj] nimblehanded; [n] formerly, officer's messenger
之不過  zi1 bat1 gwo3    -  but; however
有時  jau5 si4  you3 shi2  -  sometimes
揦西  laa2 sai1    -  slip-shod
 di1 dit1  di4  - a few, a bit
This sentence was added by bernard and last edited on 6th Mar 2008
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