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佢

Mandarin · pinyin qú

(Cantonese) he, she, it

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2 · qu2

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heoi5 · keoi5

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(Cantonese, Hakka, Gan, Northern Min, Central Min, Southern Wu, vernacular) he; she; they; it (third person singular pronoun)
(Cantonese) Used after a verb phrase representing a telic event in irrealis contexts.

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