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Macanese
Etymology
From Portuguese bem. Sense 3 may be a calque of Cantonese 好 (“good; well; very; properly”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
bêm
- well
- bêm-pôsto ― well-dressed
- (by extension) well, good (to a great degree)
Já cholê êle di bem- I thumped him hard
- (literally, “I thumped him well”)
- (with di) very
Êle bem di capaz!- He is very smart!
Estunga quanto casa sâm bem di feo- These houses are very ugly
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