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講笑搵第樣

gong2 siu3 wan2 dai6 joeng6*2

don't joke around (often used to reject a suggestion)

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

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 71

講笑搵第樣

講 gong2 jiang3 - say; speak
笑 siu3 xiao4 - smile, laugh, grin
搵 wan3 wan2 man5 yun3 yun1 wen4 - [粵] to look for; to search
第 dai6 di4 - sequence; number; grade; degree
樣 joeng6 joeng6*2 yang4 xiang4 - shape; form; variety

This word was added by claw on 23rd Jul 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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