See sir in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "陳sir／陈sir [Cantonese] ― can⁴⁻² soe⁴ [Jyutping] ― Mr. Chan"
},
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"ref": "(Can we date this quote?), 夏雨田, 黄俊英, 借电话:",
"roman": "ngo⁵ teng¹ gong² ngo⁵ dei⁶ saam¹ lau⁴⁻² tung⁴ maai⁴ sei³ lau⁴⁻² go² go³ taam⁴⁻² soe⁴ aa³ zau¹ soe⁴ aa³, gam² joeng⁶⁻² keoi⁵ dei⁶ ji⁵ ging¹ san¹ cing² gan²",
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"roman": "ngo⁵ teng¹ gong² ngo⁵ dei⁶ saam¹ lau⁴⁻² tung⁴ maai⁴ sei³ lau⁴⁻² go² go³ taam⁴⁻² soe⁴ aa³ zau¹ soe⁴ aa³, gam² joeng⁶⁻² keoi⁵ dei⁶ ji⁵ ging¹ san¹ cing² gan²",
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"word": "⿰⿳⿰SIR木阝 — humorous"
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"roman": "ngo⁵ teng¹ gong² ngo⁵ dei⁶ saam¹ lau⁴⁻² tung⁴ maai⁴ sei³ lau⁴⁻² go² go³ taam⁴⁻² soe⁴ aa³ zau¹ soe⁴ aa³, gam² joeng⁶⁻² keoi⁵ dei⁶ ji⁵ ging¹ san¹ cing² gan²",
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