See message in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"roman": "sen¹ me¹ seich⁴",
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"english": "I don't think my previous message was replying you, or did you change your name?",
"ref": "1998 September 27, 怎麼捨得你, “Year 1 都仲未有女朋友.”, in hk.talk.feelings (Usenet):",
"roman": "ngo⁵ zi¹ cin⁴ go³ me¹ seich⁴ hou² ci⁵ m⁴ hai⁶ wi⁶ gan² nei⁵ go³ wo³, ding⁶ hai⁶ nei⁵ goi² zo² meng⁴⁻² aa³?",
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"text": "我之前個message好似唔係re緊你個喎，定係你改0左名呀？",
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"english": "I don't think my previous message was replying you, or did you change your name?",
"ref": "1998 September 27, 怎麼捨得你, “Year 1 都仲未有女朋友.”, in hk.talk.feelings (Usenet):",
"roman": "ngo⁵ zi¹ cin⁴ go³ me¹ seich⁴ hou² ci⁵ m⁴ hai⁶ wi⁶ gan² nei⁵ go³ wo³, ding⁶ hai⁶ nei⁵ goi² zo² meng⁴⁻² aa³?",
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"text": "我之前个message好似唔系re紧你个㖞，定系你改0左名呀？",
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"english": "This morning, just after I woke up, when I looked back at the messages and saw the pictures she sent me, it really freaked me out! I immediately contacted the doctor, hoping it would help",
"ref": "2020 September 8, 李思穎, quoting 蔡卓妍, “鍾欣潼酒店暈倒 傷頭縫數十針 Mani誓幫阿嬌保靚樣”, in 文匯報 [Wen Wei Po], page A26:",
"roman": "gam¹ ziu¹ jat¹ hei² san¹ tai² faan¹ di¹ me¹ seich⁴ gin³ dou² keoi⁵ sen¹ bei² ngo⁵ go² di¹ soeng³⁻², zan¹ hai⁶ haak³ sei², zik¹ hak¹ lyun⁴ lok³ ji¹ sang¹, hei¹ mong⁶ ho² ji⁵ bong¹ dou² sau²",
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"text": "今朝一起身睇返啲message見到佢send畀我嗰啲相，真係嚇死，即刻聯絡醫生，希望可以幫到手",
"translation": "This morning, just after I woke up, when I looked back at the messages and saw the pictures she sent me, it really freaked me out! I immediately contacted the doctor, hoping it would help",
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"roman": "gam¹ ziu¹ jat¹ hei² san¹ tai² faan¹ di¹ me¹ seich⁴ gin³ dou² keoi⁵ sen¹ bei² ngo⁵ go² di¹ soeng³⁻², zan¹ hai⁶ haak³ sei², zik¹ hak¹ lyun⁴ lok³ ji¹ sang¹, hei¹ mong⁶ ho² ji⁵ bong¹ dou² sau²",
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"english": "[Many people] say they can't receive texts, but I know it's not my fault",
"ref": "2026 June 13, best._.ham9, Threads:",
"roman": "waa⁶ sau¹ m⁴ dou² me¹ seich⁴, daan⁶ ngo⁵ zi¹ m⁴ gwaan¹ ngo⁵ si⁶",
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"roman": "waa⁶ sau¹ m⁴ dou² me¹ seich⁴, daan⁶ ngo⁵ zi¹ m⁴ gwaan¹ ngo⁵ si⁶",
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"roman": "ngo⁵ zi¹ cin⁴ go³ me¹ seich⁴ hou² ci⁵ m⁴ hai⁶ wi⁶ gan² nei⁵ go³ wo³, ding⁶ hai⁶ nei⁵ goi² zo² meng⁴⁻² aa³?",
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"text": "我之前個message好似唔係re緊你個喎，定係你改0左名呀？",
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"roman": "ngo⁵ zi¹ cin⁴ go³ me¹ seich⁴ hou² ci⁵ m⁴ hai⁶ wi⁶ gan² nei⁵ go³ wo³, ding⁶ hai⁶ nei⁵ goi² zo² meng⁴⁻² aa³?",
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"text": "我之前个message好似唔系re紧你个㖞，定系你改0左名呀？",
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"ref": "2020 September 8, 李思穎, quoting 蔡卓妍, “鍾欣潼酒店暈倒 傷頭縫數十針 Mani誓幫阿嬌保靚樣”, in 文匯報 [Wen Wei Po], page A26:",
"roman": "gam¹ ziu¹ jat¹ hei² san¹ tai² faan¹ di¹ me¹ seich⁴ gin³ dou² keoi⁵ sen¹ bei² ngo⁵ go² di¹ soeng³⁻², zan¹ hai⁶ haak³ sei², zik¹ hak¹ lyun⁴ lok³ ji¹ sang¹, hei¹ mong⁶ ho² ji⁵ bong¹ dou² sau²",
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"text": "今朝一起身睇返啲message見到佢send畀我嗰啲相，真係嚇死，即刻聯絡醫生，希望可以幫到手",
"translation": "This morning, just after I woke up, when I looked back at the messages and saw the pictures she sent me, it really freaked me out! I immediately contacted the doctor, hoping it would help",
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"ref": "2020 September 8, 李思穎, quoting 蔡卓妍, “鍾欣潼酒店暈倒 傷頭縫數十針 Mani誓幫阿嬌保靚樣”, in 文匯報 [Wen Wei Po], page A26:",
"roman": "gam¹ ziu¹ jat¹ hei² san¹ tai² faan¹ di¹ me¹ seich⁴ gin³ dou² keoi⁵ sen¹ bei² ngo⁵ go² di¹ soeng³⁻², zan¹ hai⁶ haak³ sei², zik¹ hak¹ lyun⁴ lok³ ji¹ sang¹, hei¹ mong⁶ ho² ji⁵ bong¹ dou² sau²",
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"text": "今朝一起身睇返啲message见到佢send畀我嗰啲相，真系吓死，即刻联络医生，希望可以帮到手",
"translation": "This morning, just after I woke up, when I looked back at the messages and saw the pictures she sent me, it really freaked me out! I immediately contacted the doctor, hoping it would help",
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"ref": "2026 June 13, best._.ham9, Threads:",
"roman": "waa⁶ sau¹ m⁴ dou² me¹ seich⁴, daan⁶ ngo⁵ zi¹ m⁴ gwaan¹ ngo⁵ si⁶",
"tags": [
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"text": "話收唔到message，但我知唔關我事",
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"roman": "waa⁶ sau¹ m⁴ dou² me¹ seich⁴, daan⁶ ngo⁵ zi¹ m⁴ gwaan¹ ngo⁵ si⁶",
"tags": [
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"text": "话收唔到message，但我知唔关我事",
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