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屋企

uk1 kei5*2

house, home

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

Level: 1 Google Frequency: 229,000

屋企

屋 uk1 wu1 - house
企 kei5 qi3 - stand (oral); hope

Showing all 9 examples containing 屋企

我哋可以去圖書館或者返屋企。粵 edit
We can go to the library or perhaps go home.

我哋一係去圖書館一係返屋企。粵 edit
We either go the the library or go home.

我以為你去咗華埠，其實你返咗屋企。粵 edit
I thought you went to Chinatown, but in fact you went home.

首先去圖書館，然後返屋企。粵 edit
First go to the library, then afterwards go home.

我哋屋企有好多靚嘢食粵 edit
We have so much nice food in the house.

屋企重有幾多米呀？粵 edit
How much rice is there left in the house? (at home)

我返到屋企起勢噉飲水。粵 edit
I drank water unceasingly on returning home.

亞蓮隔離周不時都打通宵麻雀，令到佢同屋企人受滋擾粵 edit
Ah Lin's neighbour often play mahjong right through the night thereby disturbing her and her family.

媽媽將屋企打理到井井有條一啲都唔易粵 edit
It is not an easy feat for Mommy to manage the house so neat and tidy.

This word was added by radagasty on 14th Jul 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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