粵

老lou5作zok3

lou5 zok3lǎo zuò

English

  1. faking (spoken)
  2. to make up; to compose; see 作

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 同作。老係虛詞。

Examples

  • 「嗰個字點解呀?」「哦,冇意思㗎,老作出嚟扮法文㗎咋。」

    "What does that word mean?" "Oh, it doesn't mean anything. It's just a made-up word that's supposed to sound like French."

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  • 呢題我唔識做㗎,個答案我老作㗎咋。

    I didn't know the answer. I just made it up.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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