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舊底玩具風靡一時而家㗎喇
  gau6 dai2 ni1 zung2 wun6 geoi6 fung1 mei6 jat1 si4, ji4 gaa1 m4 hing1 gaa3 laa3   jyutping
This type of toy was once very fashionable and popular. Now it is no longer an 'in thing'.

This sentence is in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

  Level: 3
舊底呢種玩具風靡一時,而家唔興㗎喇。

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舊底  gau6 dai2    -  in the past
 ni1 ne1 nei1 nei4  ne5 ni2  - final particle; [粵] this
 zung2 zung3  zhong3 zhong4  - seed; race; species; origin; guts; grow
玩具  wun6 geoi6  wan2 ju4  -  toy
風靡一時  fung1 mei5 jat1 si4  feng1 mi3 yi4 shi2  -  to be fashionable for awhile; a fad
而家  ji4 gaa1  er2 jia1  -  now; this moment
 m4  wu2  - not; no
 hing1 hing3  xing1 xing4  - start; popular; thriving; interest
㗎喇  gaa3 laa3    -  final particle indicating a reminder, or "as a matter of fact"
This sentence was added by bernard and last edited on 5th Dec 2015 09:38
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