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  nap1 lap1   jyutping
  li4   pinyin
[1] classifier for grainlike things (like rice, sand) or things that are small and round (pearl, bullet)
[2] grain; granule; pellet

廣州話字典》, 《廣州字典》, 《粵語拼音》, and 《粵語》prefer []/nap1/ although it appears to be a hypercorrection according to rime dictionaries and the expected evolution of the [l] and [n] initials.
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Stroke count: 11
Level: 2
Radical: (#119)

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

This word has been viewed 10028 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 31st Jul 2009 17:29

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detail  sai3 lap1  xi4 li4 = granule
detail  jyun4 zi2 lap1   = transistor
detail  jiu4 lap1 jung4*2   = fleece
detail  lap1 seng1 m4 ceot1   = dumb (cannot speak)
detail  lap1 lap1  li4 li4 = each grain
detail  cit3 lap1  qie1 li4 = dice (food preparation)
detail  haam4 jyu4 gai1 lap1 caau2 faan6  xian2 yu2 ji1 li4 chao3 fan4 = fried rice with salted fish and diced chicken
detail  nyun5 lap1 lap1   = warm in temperature
detail  mei4 lap1  wei1 li4 = speck; particle
detail  lap1 zi2  li4 zi3 = particle
detail  hak1 ziu1 ngau4 lau5 lap1   = black peppered steak cubes
detail  zi6 lap1  zi4 li4 = [n] a keypad
detail  mei4 lap1 tai2  wei1 li4 ti3 = [botany] microsome
detail  daai6 lap1   = an important person, a bigshot
detail  daai6 lap1 je5   = an important person, a bigshot, a VIP
detail  daai6 lap1 lou2   = a rich and powerful person
detail  daai6 lap1 mak6*2   = a person with a big mole; an important official
detail  daai6 lap1 mak6*2   = a person with a big mole (also 大粒癦); an important official
detail  jat1 lap1 san4*2   = ten cents
detail  cin1 lap1 zung6   = mass of 1000 kernel; 1000 kernel weight
detail  tyut3 lap1 gei1   = a thresher
detail  nyun6 nap1 nap1   = young and tender
detail  fo2 lap1  ke1 li4 = granule; small and roundish things
detail  bing1 lap1  bing1 li4 = crushed ice; ice chips (for beverage ice)
detail  juk6 lap1  rou4 li4 = sarcosome
detail  faan2 lap1 zi2  fan3 li4 zi3 = [phys.] antiparticle
detail  daai3 din6 lap1 zi2  dai4 dian4 li4 zi3 = electrically charged particles
detail  lap1 zi2 dik1 git3 hap6 wo4 fan1 lei4  li4 zi3 de5 jie2 he2 he2 fen1 li2 = joining and separating particles
detail  lap1 zi2 mou4 jing4  li4 zi3 mo2 xing2 = [phys.] particle model
detail  lap1 zi2 lei5 leon6  li4 zi3 li3 lun4 = [phys.] particle theory
detail  lap1 zi2 wan6 dung6 mou4 jing4  li4 zi3 yun4 dong4 mo2 xing2 = [phys.] kinetic theory model
detail  lap1 zi2 wan6 dung6 mou4 ji5 hei3  li4 zi3 yun4 dong4 mo2 ni3 qi4 = [phys.] kinetic motion model
detail  faa1 fan2 lap1  hua1 fen3 li4 = [botany] pollen grain
detail  lap1 zi2 gaa1 cuk1 hei3  li4 zi3 jia1 su4 qi4 = particle accelerator
detail  lap1 zi2 mat6 lei5  li4 zi3 wu4 li3 = particle physics
detail  saam1 lap1 sing1   = HK residency ID card (so called because the lower left quarter has 3 asterisks)
detail  jat1 lap1 faa1   = a police inspector (based on badge appearance)
detail  sin3 lap1 tai2  xian4 li4 ti3 = mitochondrion, mitochondria
detail  jyun2 lap1  ruan3 li4 = prions
detail  zo6 ding6 nap1 luk6   = have full confidence

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detail audio 荔枝
A lychee carries 'three fire'.
[This references the Chinese concept of 'internal body heat' - '熱氣'. Lychees are said to be a very '熱氣' kind of fruit and this may be said with the term 'three fire'.]
detail 粒聲唔出
She went away without a word.
[In Cantonese, the adverb phrase (粒聲唔出) is placed before the verb (走). ]
detail 枕住健身肌肉都係鬆婄,只得老鼠仔
He has been working out for a long time, yet his muscles are still soft, with only half-developed biceps.
detail 琴晚閂窗發覺身體蚊𧕴
He didn't shut the window yesterday. When he woke up found that he had four mosquito bites.
detail 蚊𧕴有可能因為前日公園
There are three bites on my leg... it's probably because I was in the park the day before yesterday.
[Lit. I [counter] leg have three mosquito-bites, very probable is because I day-before-yesterday go park]
detail 士巴拿擰實螺絲
Use to spanner to tighten the screw.

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