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你呢
nei5 ne1 |
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you (in a question form); you : [1] you (in a question form): it is equivalent to "you?", if it's used as a single sentence question alone, or if it marked the end of a question. [2] you: "呢" serves as a modal particle. Mostly followed by a short pause or a comma before the rest of the sentence. 你呢 turned into "nei5 nei1: you this..." if it's followed by a classifier and/or a noun. e.g.你呢隻手 [this hand of you(rs)]; 你呢種性格 [This type of personality of you(rs)/ your (this-specific) personality] Level: 2 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:你 nei5 - you呢 ni1 ne1 nei1 nei4 - final particle; [粵] this |
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我未試過對我老婆唔住,你呢? 粵
I have never cheated on my wife, (how about) you? [Literally] I haven't tried (and did something that I) cannot face to my wife, you? [whether it means "cannot face to/cannot confront with" or "sorry",to 對唔住 someone you're romantically involved,it mostly refers to you "cheat". Otherwise, it can means you did something that disappointed the other or you let someone down.] |
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