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大葵扇

aai6 kwai4 sin3

matchmaker

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

Level: 3

大葵扇

大 daai6 da4 dai4 - big
葵 kwai4 kui2 - certain big flowering plants
扇 sin3 shan4 {shan1} | shan1 {shan4} - [1] [n] fan; door panel [2] a numerary auxilia

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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 bernard on 3rd Apr 2008

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