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鼓埋泡腮

gu2 maai4 paau1 soi1

pent up in frustration

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

Level: 3

鼓埋泡腮

鼓 gu2 gu3 - [1] [n] drum [2] [v] drum; beat a drum
埋 maai4 mai2 man2 - bury; conceal; move closer
泡 pou5 pou4 pok1 paau3 paau1 pao4 pao1 - bubbles; blister; soaked
腮 soi1 sai1 - the cheeks

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佢近來怪怪哋，一時就笑口吟吟，一時就鼓埋泡腮粵 edit
She has been acting a little strange lately, one moment she is smiling sweetly, next moment she is grumpy

This word was added by bernard on 22nd Mar 2008

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