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為咗

wai6 zo2

because, for the purpose of.
Written Chinese 國: 為了

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

Level: 3

為咗

為 wai4 wai6 wei2 wei4 - do, act; handle; be; for
咗 zo2 zuo3 - particle marking perfective aspect

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呢個聖誕唔好為咗我使錢！粵 edit
Don't spend your money on me this Christmas!

This word was added by Steph_fr on 31st May 2007 and last edited on 18th Jun 2007

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