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literally, nei3 is you; ho2 is good and ma1 changes a sentence to an interrogation. Hence, this phrase means how are you?
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Literally, ching4 yan4 is lovers; jit3 is festivity and faai3 lok6 is happy. Lovers festivity happy. Can you guess what it means? Happy Valentine's Day, of course.
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Literally, ngoh5 is I; ngoi3 is love and nei5 you. The meaning is, obviously, I love you. Can you guess how to say you love me in Cantonese? nei5 ngoi5 ngoh5, of course.
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Literally, joa2 is early; sun4 is morning. However, the phrase actually means good morning. For early morning, we say sun4 joa2. Cantonese is interesting, aye?
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Seperately, do1 means many. tse6 on its own is a common
famliy name. It is also used in combination with another characters.
For example, diu1 tse6 means withered, tse6 tse6 means
thanks.
Literally, do1 tse6 shares the same meaning with
tse6 tse6. There are 2 ways to say thanks in Chinese.
We say do1 tse6 to somebody who gives us a present or reward,
invites us to a party or dinner etc.
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ng4 sai2 means no need. haak5 hei5 means polite. Literally, ng4 sai2 haak5 hei5 means no need to be polite. It is how we reply when somebody says do1 tse6 to us
The phrase ng4 sai2 is used in various occasions. For example if somebody offers you a ride but you don't need it, you say ng4 sai2 la3, do1 tse6 Or, if something is free of charge, we say ng4 sai2 chin2 ga3 (no need money).
la3 and ga3 in the above examples do not really have any meaning. They are used in the end of sentences to emphasise the emotion.
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