長噉啲 (coeng4 gam2 di1 | ) : a bit too long

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長噉啲

coeng4 gam2 di1

[adj] a (little) bit too long

噉 is used as an adjective particle to indicate a length of up to a certain extent.

Level: 4
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

長噉啲

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長 coeng4 zoeng2 - long; length; forte; grow; older; chief
噉 gam2 - such; like this; this way; in that case
啲 di1 dit1 - some; those; a few

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條褲好似長噉啲。粵
The trousers look like somewhat too long.
[噉 means 'to some level/degree' in this sentence.]

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