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原來

jyun4 loi4

yuan2 lai2

[1] originally; actually; as it turns out
[2] original; former

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 5,220,000

原來 / 原来

原 jyun4 jyun5 jyun6 yuan2 - source, origin; primary
來 loi4 loi6 lai4 lai2 lai4 - come

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所謂專家原來係個學生粵 edit
The so-called expert turned out to be a student.

我斷估咋，原來佢真係廿三歲粵 edit
I was only making wild guesses. Didn't know he actually was 23 years old.

唔怪之得廚房啲罐頭逐一逐樣噉唔見咗，原來係你鼠竊狗偷粵 edit
No wonder the can foods in the kitchen has been disappeating one by one; so you are the one stealing them.

This word was added by tym on 16th Dec 2004 and last edited on 23rd Jul 2007

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