can ne1 help

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can ne1 help

Post by adam »

my girlfriend is chinese and she told me 2 find out what 'eng jai' means. can anyone help? if its rude or nasty i apologise in advance but i dont have a clue!! thanx adam
Tom

Re: can ne1 help

Post by Tom »

I'm only learning cantonese (and am far from proficient) but I suspect 'eng' should read 'leng'. In which case:

leng - pretty
jai - son, boy

leng jai - handsome

Hope that helps.
adam

Re: can ne1 help

Post by adam »

thanks very much it was leng my mistake but thanx!!!
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