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咬唔入

ngaau5 m4 jap6

tough

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

Level: 3

咬唔入

咬 ngaau5 au5 yao3 ao1 jiao1 jiao2 - bite; gnaw
唔 m4 ng4 wu2 n2 ng2 - not
入 jap6 ru4 - enter; come in

This word was added by bybell on 20th Nov 2005 and last edited on 16th Dec 2006

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