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以為攝影師男朋友一定會好多殊不知一張
I had the idea that by having a photographer as boyfriend, I would have many of my pictures taken. Little did I know that none of the photographs were of me. audio

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

  Level: 3
我以為有個攝影師做男朋友,佢一定會幫我影好多靚相,殊不知佢一張相都冇幫我影過。

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 ngo5  wo3  - I; me; my
以為  ji5 wai4  yi3 wei2  -  think; believe
 jau5 jau6  you3 {you4}  - have
 go3  ge5 ge4  - a piece
攝影師  sip3 jing2 si1  she4 ying3 shi1  -  photographer
 zou6  zuo4  - do, make
男朋友  naam4 pang4 jau5  nan2 peng2 you5  -  boyfriend
 keoi5  qu2  - he; she; it
一定會  jat1 ding6 wui6  yi1 ding4 hui4  -  to be certain of; to be bound to
 bong1  bang1  - help; assist
 jing2  ying3  - shadow; image; reflection
好多  hou2 do1  hao3 duo1  -  a lot; much; many
 leng3 zing6  jing4 liang4  - pretty; handsome
 soeng1 soeng3 soeng3*2  xiang1/4 rang2  - examine; study; read; mutually
殊不知  syu4 bat1 zi1  shu1 bu4 zhi1  -  little did i know; never did i imagine
一張  jat1 zoeng1  yi1 zhang1  -  a sheet
 dou1  dou1 du1 zhu1  - all, together; city, metropolis
 mou5  mao3; mou3  - do not have
 gwo3  guo4 guo5  - pass through; across
This sentence was added by bernard and last edited on 15th Sep 2008
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