怕你有牙

Cantonese · source Jyutpingpaa3 nei5 jau5 ngaa4

Meanings

  1. “oh, I am really scared”
  2. “I am really afraid of you” (in a sarcastic tone to challenge someone); I am not afraid of you [colloquial]
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Same syllable, six tones

neinei1—nei2—nei3—弥nei4full你nei5you腻nei6greasy

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: pa4 ni3 you3 ya2. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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paa3 nei5 jau5 ngaa4

Cantonese word readings for 怕你有牙. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Exact source record & identity怕你有牙 怕你有牙 [pa4 ni3 you3 ya2] {paa3 nei5 jau5 ngaa4} /“oh, I am really scared” / “I am really afraid of you” (in a sarcastic tone to challenge someone); I am not afraid of you [colloquial]/

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