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手下辦事不力對唔住
My subordinates did not do a good job, so sorry.

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

  Level: 3
我啲手下辦事不力,好對唔住

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 ngo5  wo3  - I; me; my
 di1 dit1  di4  - a few, a bit
手下  sau2 haa6    -  subordinate, assistant, under the leadership of
辦事  baan6 si6  ban4 shi4  -  to handle matters
不力  bat1 lik6  bu4 li4  -  not do one's best; not exert oneself
 hou2 hou3  hao3 {hao4}  - good, fine; very much
對唔住  deoi3 m4 zyu6  dui4 m2 zhu4  -  sorry; let sb down
This sentence was added by bernard and last edited on 3rd Apr 2008
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