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起上嚟 (hei2 soeng5 lai4) — (after a verb) indicating an upward movement; (after a verb or adjective) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state in Cantonese

heiˊ²起soengˏ₅上laiˎ₄嚟
Mandarin Pinyin: qi3 shang4 li2

Meaning of 起上嚟

noun(after a verb) indicating an upward movement; (after a verb or adjective) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state

Example Sentences with 起上嚟

yauˏ₅有siˎ₄時gwongˊ²廣dungˉ¹東waaˊ²話gongˊ²講heiˊ²起soengˏ₅上leiˎ₄嚟douˉ¹都geiˊ²幾kiu5-2繑hauˊ²口
Sometimes Cantonese can be very hard to pronounce.
keoiˏ₅佢siu˗₃笑heiˊ²起soengˏ₅上leiˎ₄嚟wuiˏ₅會saat˗₃殺seiˊ²死janˎ₄人。
She has a killer smile.
keoiˏ₅佢siu˗₃笑heiˊ²起soengˏ₅上loiˎ₄嚟kauˎ₄騭zauˍ₆就houˊ²好mingˎ₄明hinˊ²顯
When he smiles, his dimples are obvious.
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Characters in 起上嚟

起hei2
case; instance
上soeng6
preceding; previous; last
嚟lai4
come; arrive

Words Containing 起上嚟

講起上嚟gong2 hei2 soeng5 lei4/lai4
by the way
笑起上嚟siu3 hei2 soeng5 lai4
when one smiles
睇起上嚟tai2 hei2 soeng5 lei4
seems; appears

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