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近來一時一時鼓埋泡腮
She has been acting a little strange lately, one moment she is smiling sweetly, next moment she is grumpy

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

  Level: 3
佢近來怪怪哋,一時就笑口吟吟,一時就鼓埋泡腮

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 keoi5  qu2  - he; she; it
近來  gan6 loi4*2  jin4 lai2  -  recently; lately
 gwaai3  guai4  - strange; unusual; odd
 dei6 dei2  di4 dei1  - plural suffix for pronouns (Cantonese)
一時  jat1 si4  yi4 shi2  -  temporary
 zau6  jiu4  - receive; undergo; exactly; precisely
 siu3  xiao4  - smile, laugh, grin
 hau2  kou3  - mouth
 jam4 ngam4  yin2  - chant; groan; grumble
鼓埋泡腮  gu2 maai4 paau1 soi1    -  pent up in frustration
This sentence was added by bernard and last edited on 22nd Mar 2008
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