講嘢有骨

简 讲嘢有骨 · 繁 講嘢有骨
Cantonese · source Jyutpinggong2 je5 jau5 gwat1

Meanings

  1. to talk with a hidden message; to hint at something [colloquial]
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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.

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Same syllable, six tones

gwat骨gwat1bonegwat2—gwat3—gwat4—gwat5—掘gwat6to dig

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: jiang3 ye3 you3 gu3. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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gong2 je5 jau5 gwat1

Cantonese word readings for 講嘢有骨. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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CC-Canto · Pleco Inc. · edition 2017-02-02
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Exact source record & identity講嘢有骨 讲嘢有骨 [jiang3 ye3 you3 gu3] {gong2 je5 jau5 gwat1} /to talk with a hidden message; to hint at something [colloquial]/

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