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Chinese[edit]
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signboard; shop sign; reputation of a business, company or product
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smash; smashed
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to come down; to come south
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metropolis; capital city; all metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already
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smash; smashed
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to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
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how much; how many; several how much; how many; several; a few; almost
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a measure word for thing, clothes, item
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trad. (一個招牌砸落嚟都砸死幾件)
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一個
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招牌
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砸
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落嚟
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都
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砸
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死
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幾
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件
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simp. (一个招牌砸落嚟都砸死几件)
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一个
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招牌
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砸
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落嚟
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都
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砸
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死
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几
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件
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Literally: “even an advertisement sign falling down would kill several of them”.
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Pronunciation[edit]
- Cantonese (Jyutping): jat1 go3 ziu1 paai4 zaak6 lok6 lei4 dou1 zaak6 sei2 gei2 gin6, jat1 go3 ziu1 paai4 zaak6 lok6 lai4 dou1 zaak6 sei2 gei2 gin6
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jat1 go3 ziu1 paai4 zaak6 lok6 lei4 dou1 zaak6 sei2 gei2 gin6, jat1 go3 ziu1 paai4 zaak6 lok6 lai4 dou1 zaak6 sei2 gei2 gin6
- Yale: yāt go jīu pàaih jaahk lohk lèih dōu jaahk séi géi gihn, yāt go jīu pàaih jaahk lohk làih dōu jaahk séi géi gihn
- Cantonese Pinyin: jat7 go3 dziu1 paai4 dzaak9 lok9 lei4 dou1 dzaak9 sei2 gei2 gin6, jat7 go3 dziu1 paai4 dzaak9 lok9 lai4 dou1 dzaak9 sei2 gei2 gin6
- Guangdong Romanization: yed1 go3 jiu1 pai4 zag6 log6 léi4 dou1 zag6 séi2 géi2 gin6, yed1 go3 jiu1 pai4 zag6 log6 lei4 dou1 zag6 séi2 géi2 gin6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐt̚⁵ kɔː³³ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ pʰaːi̯²¹ t͡saːk̚² lɔːk̚² lei̯²¹ tou̯⁵⁵ t͡saːk̚² sei̯³⁵ kei̯³⁵ kiːn²²/, /jɐt̚⁵ kɔː³³ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ pʰaːi̯²¹ t͡saːk̚² lɔːk̚² lɐi̯²¹ tou̯⁵⁵ t͡saːk̚² sei̯³⁵ kei̯³⁵ kiːn²²/
一個招牌砸落嚟都砸死幾件
- (Cantonese, of people) a dime a dozen; ten a penny
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