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你好嘢

nei5 hou2 je5

an expression mockery or warning, usually used in admittance of one's current defeat or helpless situation; "you think you're the hotshot"

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This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

你好嘢

This word was added by riko on 13th Sep 2008 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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你 nei5 ni3 - you
好 hou2 hou3 hao3 {hao4} - good, fine; very much
嘢 je5 ye3 - [粵] thing; articles

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今次你好嘢，不過下次冇咁好彩嘅嘞！粵 edit
You got away this time, but you won't be so lucky next time!

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