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整古做怪

zing2 gu2 zou6 gwaai3

[1] to make a face [2] play the fool; mess around [3] act strange

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

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 2,130

整古做怪

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整 zing2 zheng3 - neat; tidy; whole; complete
古 gu2 gu3 - ancient
做 zou6 zuo4 - do, make
怪 gwaai3 guai4 - strange; unusual; odd

This word was added by tym on 27th Jul 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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