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你做初一，我做十五

nei5 zou6 co1 jat1 ngo5 zou6 sap6 ng5

(idiom) tit-for-tat; an eye for an eye

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

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 4,150

你做初一，我做十五

你 nei5 ni3 - you
做 zou6 zuo4 - do, make
初 co1 chu1 - first; original; early
一 jat1 yi1 yi4 yi2 - number one
， - (not in database)
我 ngo5 wo3 - I; me; my
做 zou6 zuo4 - do, make
十 sap6 shi2 - ten
五 ng5 wu3 - five

This word was added by tym on 27th Mar 2005 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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