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你噉! 我諒你都唔噉

Does the below sentence make sense?你噉! 我諒你都唔噉Maybe it should be你噉! 我驚你都唔噉 ?

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Re: 你噉! 我諒你都唔噉

諒=猜想,預料,推想

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Re: 你噉! 我諒你都唔噉

Thanks, so it means "you would not dare!!"?

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Re: 你噉! 我諒你都唔噉

Quotedonal100 Does the below sentence make sense?你噉! 我諒你都唔噉Maybe it should be你噉! 我驚你都唔噉 ?First, it is 「敢」 (dare) as in 「勇敢」 ( brave) not 「噉」「你敢?我諒你都唔敢」你敢?- you dare?我諒你 - I presume you都唔敢 - don't even...

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Re: 你噉! 我諒你都唔噉

Thanks!

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Re: 你噉! 我諒你都唔噉

When using "I'm afraid"  to express " I guess" , it is not 「我驚」but 「我怕」,and the 都 particle is not the right one, The sentence should be 「我怕你唔敢噃!」( I'm afraid you wouldn't dare) the particle 噃...

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Need help with the characters here

Need help with the characters here on the RIGHT side. Really unusual characters[drive.google.com]What I've worked out so far:[zh.m.wiktionary.org]斅[zhidao.baidu....][www.zdic.net]I think the top one...

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celibate

Is there a word for "celibate" in Chinese?

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Re: celibate

獨身,獨身主義

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Re: celibate

There is a difference between being celibate and being single. You can be in a relationship and be celibate(example many religions preach you need to get married before you have sex). Also the...

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Re: celibate

禁慾,禁慾主義

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Re: celibate

Thanks!

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Ahead of his time

How to say "He is ahead of his time"?

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I have some problem with " he is ahead of his time"  since it is in present tense, his time is also our time. "He was ahead of his time" ; "he is ahead of our time." make more sense to me." ahead of...

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Re: Ahead of his time

I am thinking of 走在時代的尖端 but it may be slightly different from "ahead of one's time".

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Re: Ahead of his time

Thanks!

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劃時代 and 超時代

I think we should add 劃時代 and 超時代 to CantoDict劃時代=  epoch-making; era-defining超時代 = ahead of one's time劃時代鉅著 -a great literature that defines an era超時代鉅著- a great literature that was ahead of it's time.

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Re: celibate

Prison ideology??? :P

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Re: 劃時代 and 超時代

Both are added, and thx.

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Re: 劃時代 and 超時代

>劃時代鉅著 -a great literature that defines an era超時代鉅著- a great literature that was ahead of it's time.In my opinion, 《鹿鼎記》is both

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