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to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker) |
to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker) |
simp. and trad.
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Pronunciation
Verb
了了
- (literary) to know clearly
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Adjective
了了
- (literary) intelligent; clever
韙曰：「小時了了，大未必佳。」文舉曰：「想君小時，必當了了。」 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
韪曰：「小时了了，大未必佳。」文举曰：「想君小时，必当了了。」 [Literary Chinese, simp.]- From: Liu Yiqing (editor), A New Account of the Tales of the World, 5th century CE
- Wěi yuē: “Xiǎoshí liǎoliǎo, dà wèibì jiā.” Wénjǔ yuē: “Xiǎng jūn xiǎoshí, bì dāng liǎoliǎo.”
- Chen Wei, dismissing the story, said, "Many a clever boy failed to grow into an intelligent man." Kong Wenju replied, "I reckon that you must have been quite clever a boy once."
- (Southern Min) all
這个袂使，彼个毋通，全你的意見了了。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
这个袂使，彼个毋通，全你的意见了了。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]- Chit-ê bē-sái, hit-ê m̄-thang, choân lí ê ì-kiàn--liáu-liáu. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Synonyms
Adverb
了了
- (Southern Min) exhausted; completely used up
鳥鼠予貓仔掠了了矣。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
鸟鼠予猫仔掠了了矣。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]- Niáu-chhí hō͘ niau-á lia̍h-liáu-liáu ah. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- The mouse was completely caught by the cat.
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