開籠雀 (hoi1 lung4 zoek3*2 | kai1 long2 que4 ) : (bird in an open cage) someone who chatters all the time

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開籠雀

hoi1 lung4 zoek3*2

kai1 long2 que4

(bird in an open cage) someone who chatters all the time

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

開籠雀 / 开笼雀

This word has been viewed 2124 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by yuetwoh on 25th Feb 2014 23:05

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開 hoi1 - open
籠 lung4 lung5 - cage; bamboo steamer; envelop; large box
雀 zoek3 zoek3*2 - small bird

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今日成朝開籠雀噉梗係男朋友返咗嚟粵
She’s been talking non-stop the whole morning. Probably because the boyfriend has come back.
[Alternative (more literal) translation: She was singing the whole morning like a bird (not in captivity). The boyfriend must have returned to her.]

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