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好似

hou2 ci5

hao3 si4

be like; be very similar; to resemble | Mand.: 好像; 好象; 似乎

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 2,570,000

好似

好 hou2 hou3 hao3 {hao4} - good, fine; very much
似 ci5 si4 shi4 - resemble; like; similar to

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隻狗好似嗅到乜味道噉，開始大聲吠粵 edit
The dog seems to have sniffed and picked up some scent and started to bark.

This word was added by tym on 14th Jul 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2006

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