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講
親
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讲
亲
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Jyutping
gong2 can1
Pinyin
jiǎng qīn
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb, Hainanese, Min-Dong
to be a matchmaker or go-between (between prospective marriage partners)
(syn.) 話親事, 介紹對象, 做媒儂, 做媒人, 做紅, 撥大葵扇, 講媒儂, 講親家, 當媒人, 提親, 做介紹, 說親, 說對象, 講親事, 講親, 話媒, 說媒, 做媒
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
次次同佢讲亲结婚啲嘢,佢都hea我㗎。
次次同佢講親結婚啲嘢,佢都hea我㗎。
ci3 ci3 tung4 keoi5 gong2 can1 git3 fan1 di1 je5, keoi5 dou1 he3 ngo5 gaa3.
Every time I talk about marriage with him/her, he/she just brushes me off.
Cantonese
阿松佢讲亲嘢都系粗口,真系好鬼粗野。
阿松佢講親嘢都係粗口,真係好鬼粗野。
aa3 cung4 keoi5 gong2 can1 je5 dou1 hai6 cou1 hau2,zan1 hai6 hou2 gwai2 cou1 je5.
A-chung uses curse words whenever he speaks. What a barbaric and unsophisticated person.
Cantonese
佢份人好口臭,讲亲都冇好嘢!
佢份人好口臭,講親都冇好嘢!
keoi5 fan6 jan4 hou2 hau2 cau3, gong2 can1 dou1 mou5 hou2 je5
He often makes stinky remarks and never says anything nice!