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潮爆

ciu4 baau3

adj. very trendy; very fashionable

originally comes from 潮流, which means "trend". It became an adjective which means "trendy". 爆 originally means "explode", and it is an adverb meaning "extremely"

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 49,600

潮爆

潮 ciu4 chao2 - moist; humid; tide
爆 baau3 bok3 paau3 pao4 bo1 bo2 bao2 bao4 pu4 - [1] [v] crackle; pop; burst; explode [2] [v] q

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你今日嘅打扮真係潮爆！粵 edit
You look really fashionable today!
[Your style is very up to date.]

This word was added by Wonton on 16th Jan 2005 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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