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工作不是而是自己開心
  ngo5 zou6 ze5 fan6 gung1 zok3 bat1 si6 wai6 cin4*2 ji4 si6 wai6 zi6 gei2 hoi1 sam1   jyutping
I do this job not for the money, but rather for my happiness.

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  Level: 3
我做這份工作不是為錢而是為自己開心。

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 ngo5  wo3  - I; me; my
 zou6  zuo4  - do, make
 ze5  zhe4 yan4  - this
 fan6 ban1  fen4 {fen5} {bin1}  - portion; part
工作  gung1 zok3  gong1 zuo4  -  work, job, task
不是  bat1 si6  bu4*2 shi4  -  blame; not be
 wai4 wai6  wei2 wei4  - do, act; handle; be; for
 cin4 cin4*2  qian2 jian3 zi1  - cash, money, currency
而是  ji4 si6  er2 shi4  -  but rather
自己  zi6 gei2/gei2*1  zi4 ji3  -  oneself; self
開心  hoi1 sam1  kai1 xin1  -  happy
This sentence was added by claw and last edited on 10th Mar 2008
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