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拉埋天窗

laa1 maai4 tin1 coeng1

la1 mai2 tian1 chuang1

to tie the knot; to get married
[lit] to close the skylight

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

Level: 3

拉埋天窗

拉 laai1 laa1 lap6 la1 ba2 la3 - pull; drag; lengthen; elongate
埋 maai4 mai2 man2 - bury; conceal; move closer
天 tin1 tian1 - sky, heaven
窗 coeng1 chuang1 - window

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佢地兩個可以拉埋天窗全靠我揸大葵扇咋粵 edit
The two of them got married all because I matchmade them together.

This word was added by Steph_fr on 11th Aug 2007 and last edited on 16th Jun 2008

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