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留返啖氣暖下肚好過

lau4 faan1 daam6 hei3 nyun5 haa5 tou5 hou2 gwo3

don't waste your breathe, better save the saliva to warm your belly

similar meaning to (冇你咁好氣) but a little stronger.

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

Level: 3

留返啖氣暖下肚好過

留 lau4 liu2 - [1] [v] remain; stay; be at a standstill [2] [
返 faan1 faan2 fan3 - to go back, return to
啖 daam6 dan4 - dine; feed; mouthful
氣 hei3 qi4 - gas; air; breath; anger
暖 nyun5 hyun1 xuan3 xuan1 nuan3 - warm; genial (weather)
下 haa6 haa5 xia4 - down; under
肚 tou5 du4 {du3} - stomach
好 hou2 hou3 hao3 {hao4} - good, fine; very much
過 gwo3 guo4 guo5 - pass through; across

This word was added by WANNABEAFREAK on 22nd Feb 2007

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