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| 我以為你去咗華埠，其實你返咗屋企。 | |
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I thought you went to Chinatown, but in fact you went home. 
This sentence can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵 Level: 2 |
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| 我以為你去咗華埠，其實你返咗屋企。 | |
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ngo5 - I; me; my 以為 ji5 wai4 - think; believe 你 nei5 - you 去 heoi3 heoi2 - go 咗 zo2 - particle marking perfective aspect 華埠 waa4 fau6 - Chinatown 其實 kei4 sat6 - actually; in fact 返 faan1 faan2 - to go back, return to 屋企 uk1 kei5*2 - 粵 house, home |
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| This sentence was added by claw and last edited on 18th Jan 2008 | |
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Decimal representation of this word: 我以為你去咗華埠，其實你返咗屋企。
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