Re: 反觀自己難全是 細論人家未盡非
Quotedelonix87 HiDoes this mean something like "there is no absolute right or wrong when we judge ourselves"? (hard to understand!)Thank younot so successful attempt of making an elegant couplet, or...
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HiJust wondering what this word is and the pronunciation if possible?Thank you壁壘私人與公共事務範疇壁壘分明
View ArticleRe: 義結金蘭
結義金蘭 can mean, as a noun phrase, “sworn brothers or sisters”. But it is probably an incorrect variant of 義結金蘭, a legitimate idiom that means “to become sworn brothers or sisters”. See this link:...
View ArticleRe: 習染
習染 is often, if not always, used with sth in a negative sense. (See the link: [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk] )The example sentence has incorrectly used it with 文明 (civilization) which has a neutral...
View Article收／守得好緊
HiI am just wondering, if I want to say someone is strict with enforcing a rule, should I say which of the following?收／守得好緊Thank you
View Article拒地都好打到破（？）唔會有欠棄（？）
This is an unusual question, maybe the words are wrong, but the pronunciation should be right.Today an old lady was telling me that some groups of residents were bad, and said something...
View ArticleRe: 佢扭計, 你就函氹吓佢
Quotedonal100 How to translate 函氹? Is this word written Chinese or oral Cantonese?佢扭計, 你就氹吓佢 [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]函 is mistakenly typed in
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Quotedelonix87 HiI am just wondering, if I want to say someone is strict with enforcing a rule, should I say which of the following?收／守得好緊Thank youneither收得好緊 - greatly tightening (of rule or...
View Article有錢人出家／出生 -
HiIf I want to say "he was brought up wealthy" or "he was raised in a wealthy household" is the following the correct way to say it?Thank you有錢人出家／出生
View ArticleRe: 頓成
Quotedelonix87 HiDoes anyone know what頓成 means please?Thank you頓成人類社會的萬惡之源。頓 [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk] immediately成 [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk] become
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HiI'm just wondering is全盤推翻 a phrase to mean ' overthrow'?聲稱現狀為頹唐腐敗，要全盤推翻，為未來開創新局面Thank you
View ArticleRe: 犠牲
Quotedelonix87 hidoes anyone know what this word is and how to say it?Thank you犠牲犧牲 [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]you got the 犧 wrong
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