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璞鼎查 (pok3 ding2 caa4) — Lieutenant General Sir Henry Pottinger, the first governor of Hong Kong in Cantonese

pok˗₃璞dingˊ²鼎caaˎ₄查
Mandarin Pinyin: Pu2 ding3 cha2

Meaning of 璞鼎查

nounLieutenant General Sir Henry Pottinger, the first governor of Hong Kong

Example Sentences with 璞鼎查

keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好pukˍ₆璞dengˊ²鼎zaa1.查。
He is very naive/innocent.
neiˏ₅你mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gam˗₃咁pukˍ₆璞dengˊ²鼎zaa1.查。
Don't be so naive.
keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個zaiˊ²仔houˊ²好pukˍ₆璞dengˊ²鼎zaa1.查。
His son is very naive.
keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個janˎ₄人houˊ²好pukˍ₆璞dengˊ²鼎zaa1.查。
He is a naive person.
keoiˏ₅佢taai˗₃太pukˍ₆璞dengˊ²鼎zaaˉ¹查laa3.喇。
He's too naive.
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Characters in 璞鼎查

鼎ding2
ancient cooking vessel with two loop handles and three or four legs
查caa4
check; inspect; investigate

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