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究竟有雞先，定係有蛋先呢？
gau3 ging2 jau5 gai1 sin1 ， ding6 hai6 jau5 daan6*2 sin1 ne1
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Actually, does chicken come first or egg first? This sentence is in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵 Level: 2 |
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究竟
gau3 ging2 - [1] actually [2] after all; in the end 有 jau5 jau6 - have; there is 雞 gai1 - chicken 先 sin1 - first; before; temporarily 定係 ding6 hai6 - 粵 or 蛋 daan6 daan6*2 - egg 呢 ni1 ne1 nei1 nei4 - final particle; [粵] this |
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*!*!* This entry has been marked as INCOMPLETE by an editor, so it is not fully accurate *!*!*This sentence was added by yckillua and last edited on 6th Aug 2009 12:40 |
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