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壞咗

waai6 zo2

broken, malfunctioning, ou of order - usually in a mechanical or electrical sense.

compare with 爛咗 for physically broken

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

Level: 2

壞咗

壞 waai6 guai4 pi1 huai4 - bad; spoil; spoiled; ruin; destroy
咗 zo2 zuo3 - particle marking perfective aspect

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嗰部手提電話壞咗粵 edit
That mobile phone is broken.
[As in malfunctioning rather than being physically smashed.]

This word was added by sheik on 11th Feb 2007 and last edited on 12th Feb 2007

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