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中國人係揸筷子食飯嘅。
zung1 gwok3 jan4 hai6 zaa1 faai3 zi2 sik6 faan6 ge3
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Chinese people are [people who] use chopsticks to have their meals. "揸" here is actually "to hold"
This sentence is in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵 Level: 2 |
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zung1 gwok3 jan4 - Chinese person/people 係 hai6 - yes, it is; indeed; right; positive; to be 揸 zaa1 - to drive, to pilot 筷子 faai3 zi2 - chopsticks 食飯 sik6 faan6 - 粵 to have a meal 嘅 ge3 ge2 - adjective suffix; possessive/final particle |
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| This sentence was added by yckillua and last edited on 11th Feb 2010 21:45 | |
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