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  lei5 li1 lei1 le1   jyutping
  li3 li1   pinyin
[] lei5 | [] li3
[n] mile

[] li1 | [] li1
[adj] indistinct; sporadic

[] lei1 le1
used only in Cantonese transliteration of loanwords



Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: adjective
Stroke count: 10
Level: 2
Radical: (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 7724 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 1st Nov 2013 13:54

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detail  gaa3 lei1 gai1  ga1 li1 ji1 = [1] chicken curry; [2] (slang) lovebite
detail  gaa3 lei1   = curry
detail  ping4 fong1 lei5/jing1lei5  ping2 fang1 li3; ping2 fang1 ying1 li3 = square mile
detail  gaa3 lei1 fan2   = curry powder
detail  gi1 li1 gu1 lu1  ji1 li5 gu1 lu1 = sound of a foreign language; talk in an indistinct manner, jibber jabber
detail  ke1 le1 fei1; ke1 le1 fe1   = [adj] carefree; [n] extra
detail  gaa3 lei1 ngau4 juk6   = curry beef
detail  gaa3 lei1 jau4 jyu4*2   = curry squid
detail  pou4 gwok3 gaa3 lei1 gai1   = Portuguese curry chicken
detail  jing1 lei5   = [n] an English mile
detail  li1 li1 laa1 laa1  li1 li5 la1 la1 = scattered, sporadic
detail  faa1 li1 luk1   = overly colorful, gaudy
detail  gu1 li1 /lei1   = coolie (咕喱); manual labourers
detail  o1 li1 gat1 dai3   = to get into a predicament
detail  baa1 li1 baa1 laa1   = someone who talks a lot
detail  so1 li1   = sorry
detail  saa4 li1 lung6 cung3   = to mess around, to fiddle about; to act unwisely, to mess up a problem or situation, to act irresponsibly
detail  wu1 li1 maa5 caa4*5  wu1 li1 ma3 cha2 = chaos; in a mess
detail  gon1 gaa3 lei1   = rendang (dry curry)

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He does not answer when asked; whenever he responds, they are vague.

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