Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Sep 12, 2008 03:20
16 yrs ago
Chinese term
Singapore
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Native in: English (Variants: UK, US, Singaporean) 
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哩
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CANTONESE
雖然係膠袋, 但裡面有"哩"架. 算係做足工夫架.
Talking about an Orla Kiely pouch that Elle gave out as a gift in one of its issues.
Talking about an Orla Kiely pouch that Elle gave out as a gift in one of its issues.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +6 | Lining inside a bag |
carol so
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| 4 | it looks like something |
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
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Proposed translations
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Lining inside a bag
'哩' is the material used to line an inside surface, usually in bag or dress/ skirt. I think it is called '衬里' in mandarin but I am not sure.
So here it means: " Though it is just a plastic pouch, it does have lining inside. They do put an effort in it (and include everything it should have).
So here it means: " Though it is just a plastic pouch, it does have lining inside. They do put an effort in it (and include everything it should have).
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it looks like something
This is Hong Kong Cantonese. It means 有模有样 - it looks like something.
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Note added at 31 mins (2008-09-12 03:52:07 GMT)
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"Though it is just a plastic puch, it looks like something. They do have put some effort in it."
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Note added at 31 mins (2008-09-12 03:52:07 GMT)
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"Though it is just a plastic puch, it looks like something. They do have put some effort in it."
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