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雀zoek3友jau5

zoek3 jau5què yǒu

English

  1. a friend to play mahjong with
  2. friend or acquaintance who plays mahjong together; or elegant name of any person who plays mahjong
  3. person who raises and breeds birds

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一齊打麻雀嘅朋友,類近麻雀腳;或用嚟雅稱打麻雀嘅人(量詞:個)
  2. 養雀、玩雀嘅人

Examples

  • 竹戰連場,男雀友疑不支暈倒。

    After multiple games of mahjong, a male player was believed to have fainted due to exhaustion. ----

  • 放假梗係約埋幾個雀友打返幾圈啦。

    The best activity in the holiday is to date the mahjong mates to play a few rounds.

  • 以前興養雀嗰陣,啲雀友個個都帶住籠雀去茶樓,幾熱鬧。

    In the old days when raising birds was a trend, all the the bird breeders would bring their birds with cages to the tea house. How lively it is!

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

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