講緊電話 (gong2 gan2 din6 waa6*2 | ) : speaking on the phone

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講緊電話

gong2 gan2 din6 waa6*2

speaking on the phone (at the present time). | Mand.: 在講電話

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 2,730

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

講緊電話

This word has been viewed 2919 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 16th Jul 2004 17:59 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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講 gong2 - say; speak
緊 gan2 - tight; strict; tense [粵] ongoing aspect
電 din6 - lightning; electricity
話 waa6 waa2 - word; talk; speak; language

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我每次見到佢﹐ 佢都係講緊電話。粵
He's speaking on the phone whenever I see him.
[English "whenever" = Cantonese "every time" (每次) + "is always" (都係)]

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