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起嚟
hei2 lai4 |
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[1] [adv] upward; up; together [2] [aspect] beginning/starting to |
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Characters in this word:起 hei2 - rise; stand up; begin; build; remove; draft嚟 lai4 lei4 - come 2 compounds containing this word:吊起嚟賣 - to speculate by hoarding sth (which drives the price up)講起嚟一疋布咁長 - it is a long story to tell |
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Showing all 4 examples containing 起嚟
件事講起嚟真係一疋布咁長。 粵
It's a long incident/story to talk about. [the story is so long to talk about as if it's as long as a full roll of fabric.]
講起嚟﹐我都識何先生。 粵
Now you come to mention it, I know Mr Ho as well. [起嚟 is a verb complement which means 'once you start ...'.] |
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