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差唔多

caa1 m4 do1

Similar, almost alike.
Understood to mean that there are tiny differences between the two objects compared, but they are similar for the most part.
差 and 唔 are often slurred together.
Mandarin equivalent: 差不多

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 49,400

This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

差唔多

This word was added by sheik on 14th Jul 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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差 caa1 caai1 ci1 co1 cha1 chai4 cuo1 - error, mistake; difference; worse
唔 m4 ng4 wu2 n2 ng2 - not
多 do1 duo1 {duo2} - much, many

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Decimal representation of this word: 差唔多

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