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佢哋自己

keoi5 dei6 zi6 gei2/1

qu2 di4 zi4 ji3

themselves | Mand.: 他們自己 (general or male); 她們自己 (female); 它們自己 (inanimate objects); 牠們自己 (animals); 祂們自己 (gods)

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

Level: 2

佢哋自己

佢 keoi5 qu2 - he; she; it
哋 dei6 dei2 di4 dei1 - plural suffix for pronouns (Cantonese)
自 zi6 zi4 - self; private; personal
己 gei2 ji3 qi3 - self; oneself; personal

This word was added by tym on 10th Jan 2006 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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