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粒聲唔出

lap1 seng1 m4 ceot1

dumb (cannot speak)

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

Level: 3

粒聲唔出

粒 lap1 nap1 li4 - [classifier] for for small things
聲 sing1 seng1 sheng1 - sound; noise; tone
唔 m4 ng4 wu2 n2 ng2 - not
出 ceot1 chu1 - go out

This word was added by bybell on 14th Nov 2005 and last edited on 1st Aug 2008

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