See 作狀 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "The performance of this drama's male lead isn't that great. I think he acts too unnaturally.",
"roman": "ne¹ tou³ kek⁶ zaap⁶ ge³ naam⁴ zyu² gok³ di¹ hei³ m⁴ hai⁶ gei² dim⁶, ngo⁵ gok³ dak¹ keoi⁵ taai³ zok³ zong⁶.",
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"text": "呢套劇集嘅男主角啲戲唔係幾掂，我覺得佢太作狀。",
"translation": "The performance of this drama's male lead isn't that great. I think he acts too unnaturally.",
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"text": "呢套剧集嘅男主角啲戏唔系几掂，我觉得佢太作状。",
"translation": "The performance of this drama's male lead isn't that great. I think he acts too unnaturally.",
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"to act unnaturally; to be affected; to overdo in one's performance"
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"(Cantonese) to be pretentious; to be ostentatious"
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"roman": "ne¹ tou³ kek⁶ zaap⁶ ge³ naam⁴ zyu² gok³ di¹ hei³ m⁴ hai⁶ gei² dim⁶, ngo⁵ gok³ dak¹ keoi⁵ taai³ zok³ zong⁶.",
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"text": "呢套劇集嘅男主角啲戲唔係幾掂，我覺得佢太作狀。",
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"roman": "ne¹ tou³ kek⁶ zaap⁶ ge³ naam⁴ zyu² gok³ di¹ hei³ m⁴ hai⁶ gei² dim⁶, ngo⁵ gok³ dak¹ keoi⁵ taai³ zok³ zong⁶.",
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"text": "呢套剧集嘅男主角啲戏唔系几掂，我觉得佢太作状。",
"translation": "The performance of this drama's male lead isn't that great. I think he acts too unnaturally.",
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"zh_pron": "zog³ zong⁶"
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"word": "作狀"
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