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一粒荔枝三把火。
jat1 nap1 lai6 zi1 saam1 baa2 fo2
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This references the Chinese concept of 'internal body heat' - '熱氣'. Lychees are said to be a very '熱氣' kind of fruit and this may be said with the term 'three fire'.
This sentence is in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵 Level: 2 |
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jat1 - one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little 粒 nap1 lap1 - classifier for grainlike things 荔枝 lai6 zi1 - lychee 三 saam1 saam3 - three; several 把 baa2 - grasp; handle; bundle 火 fo2 - fire |
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