嘞
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Translingual
Han character
嘞 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 口廿十尸 (RTJS), composition ⿰口勒)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 206, character 20
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4234
- Dae Jaweon: page 429, character 20
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 673, character 11
- Unihan data for U+561E
Chinese
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Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄜ
- Tongyong Pinyin: le
- Wade–Giles: lê1
- Yale: lē
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lhe
- Palladius: лэ (lɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɤ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Definitions
嘞
- Used in 嘞嘞.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ˙ㄌㄟ
- Tongyong Pinyin: le̊i
- Wade–Giles: lei5
- Yale: lei
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: .lei
- Palladius: лэй (lɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /leɪ̯/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Definitions
嘞
- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
{{rfdef}}.- 好嘞！ ― Hǎo lei! ― Sure!
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: laak3 / lak3 / laa3 / laa1
- Yale: laak / lak / la / lā
- Cantonese Pinyin: laak8 / lak8 / laa3 / laa1
- Guangdong Romanization: lag3 / leg3 / la3 / la1
- Sinological IPA (key): /laːk̚³/, /lɐk̚³/, /laː³³/, /laː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Definitions
嘞
- (Cantonese) final particle used for polite refusal
- (Cantonese) Used at the end of a sentence for confirmation.
- 係嘞。／系嘞。 [Guangzhou Cantonese] ― hai6 laak3. ― Indeed it is.
See also
Compounds
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Verb
嘞
- (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien, intransitive) to weaken (of one's intent, vigor, etc.)
- (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) underweight (of something weighed)
Etymology 5
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “related to 息 sak1 in Standard Cantonese?”)
Pronunciation
Definitions
嘞
- (Shunde Cantonese) great-grandson
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 曾孫 (“great-grandson; great-grandchild”)
Etymology 6
| For pronunciation and definitions of 嘞 – see 辣 (“to be at; at; in; be... -ing”). (This character is a variant form of 辣). |
References
- (Cantonese) 粵音資料集叢
Japanese
Kanji
嘞
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
嘞 • (reuk) (hangeul 륵, revised reuk, McCune–Reischauer rŭk)
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Vietnamese
Han character
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