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一疋布咁長
jat1 pat1 bou3 gam3 coeng4
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"a bolt of cloth is so long" | Say you met a freind who you haven't seen for years, and you asked him how he has been. He would say this, meaning his story is very long, as a bolt of cloth.  Level: 4 Google Frequency: 35 This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵 |
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This word was added by rathpy on 14th Jul 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 |
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jat1 - number one 疋 pat1 - a bolt/roll (of cloth) 布 bou3 - cloth; textiles 咁 gam3 - so 長 coeng4 zoeng2 zoeng6 - long; length |
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