sai bafo in Macanese

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Etymology: Likely a partial calque of Cantonese 嘥氣／嘥气 (saai¹ hei³, literally “waste air”) rather than related to Macanese sai (“to go out”). Etymology templates: {{partial calque|mzs|yue|嘥氣|lit=waste air|nocap=1}} partial calque of Cantonese 嘥氣／嘥气 (saai¹ hei³, literally “waste air”) Head templates: {{head|mzs|verb|head=sai bafo}} sai bafo

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  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
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        "2": "yue",
        "3": "嘥氣",
        "lit": "waste air",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "partial calque of Cantonese 嘥氣／嘥气 (saai¹ hei³, literally “waste air”)",
      "name": "partial calque"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Likely a partial calque of Cantonese 嘥氣／嘥气 (saai¹ hei³, literally “waste air”) rather than related to Macanese sai (“to go out”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mzs",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "sai bafo"
      },
      "expansion": "sai bafo",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Macanese",
  "lang_code": "mzs",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Macanese entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        {
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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          "source": "w"
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Don't say anything!",
          "text": "Nê-bôm sai bafo!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to speak, to begin to speak"
      ],
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        [
          "begin",
          "begin"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sai bafo"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mzs",
        "2": "yue",
        "3": "嘥氣",
        "lit": "waste air",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "partial calque of Cantonese 嘥氣／嘥气 (saai¹ hei³, literally “waste air”)",
      "name": "partial calque"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Likely a partial calque of Cantonese 嘥氣／嘥气 (saai¹ hei³, literally “waste air”) rather than related to Macanese sai (“to go out”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mzs",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "sai bafo"
      },
      "expansion": "sai bafo",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Macanese",
  "lang_code": "mzs",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Macanese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Macanese lemmas",
        "Macanese multiword terms",
        "Macanese terms derived from Cantonese",
        "Macanese terms partially calqued from Cantonese",
        "Macanese terms with usage examples",
        "Macanese verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Don't say anything!",
          "text": "Nê-bôm sai bafo!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to speak, to begin to speak"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "speak",
          "speak"
        ],
        [
          "begin",
          "begin"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sai bafo"
}

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"sai bafo" meaning in Macanese

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