辣 (laat6 | la4) : hot, piquant

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辣

laat6

la4

[1] peppery; pungent; hot; piquant [2] [v] burn; bite (smell, taste) [3] [Wu] be

Stroke count: 14

Level: 4

Radical: (#160)

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

辣

This word has been viewed 9811 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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酸辣 syun1 laat6 suan1 la4 = hot and sour

辣妹 laat6 mui6*1 la4 mei4 = a hot looking attractive female; [粵] 索女, 好嗦 , 好索國

滾熱辣 gwan2 jit6 laat6 = piping hot 粵

麻辣 maa4 laat6 ma2 la4 = spicy and numbing flavour

酸辣醬 syun1 laat6 zoeng3 suan1 la4 jiang4 = hot and sour sauce; chutney

辣椒 laat6 ziu1 la4 jiao1 = hot pepper; chili pepper; capsicum

辣醬 laat6 zoeng3 la4 jiang4 = hot sauce

潑辣 put3 laat6 po1 la4 = bitchy; shrewish

熱辣辣 jit6 laat6 laat6 = burning hot; scorching; to be excited

辣椒醬 laat6 ziu1 zoeng3 la4 jiao1 jiang4 = chili sauce

辣椒醬漢堡 laat6 ziu1 zoeng3 hon3 bou2 = chiliburger

芥辣 gaai3 laat6 jie4 la4 = mustard (sauce); yellow mustard 粵

老辣 lou5 laat6 = efficient but unscrupulous

唔辣 m4 laat6 = mild (in taste), not spicy 粵

辣辣地 laat6 laat6*2 dei6*2 = a bit hot (in taste)

辣嘢 laat6 je5 = hot (spicy) food 粵

食辣嘢 sik6 laat6 je5 = to have hot (spicy) food 粵

甜酸苦辣 tim4 syun1 fu2 laat6 tian2 suan1 ku3 la4 = joys and sorrows

酸辣白菜 syun1 laat6 baak6 coi3 suan1 la4 bai2 cai4 = hot and sour bok choy

火辣辣地 fo2 laat6 laat6*2 dei6*2 huo3 la4 la4 di4 = smartly (lit., "fiery spicy")

巴辣 baa1 laat6 ba1 la4 = fierce, tough, hard to handle (e.g., with women) 粵

本地薑唔辣 bun2 dei6 goeng1 m4 laat6 = local people or things aren't as valued as outside ones 粵

有辣有唔辣 jau5 laat6 jau5 m4 laat6 = pros and cons; have something to suit every taste 粵

巴辣雞腿包 baa1 laat6 gai1 teoi2 baau1 = Zinger Burger

墨西哥辣豆湯 mak6 sai1 go1 laat6 dau6 tong1 = chili con carne (lit., "Mexican hot bean soup")

酸辣湯 syun1 laat6 tong1 suan1 la4 tang1 = vinegar-pepper (hot and sour) soup

離行離辣 lei4 hong4 lei4 laat6 = wildly inaccurate; off target 粵

酸辣抄手 syun1 laat6 caau1 sau2 suan1 la4 chao1 shou3 = Suanla chaoshou

辣汁水餃 laat6 zap1 seoi2 gaau2 = chili pot stickers (common formation)

甜不辣 tim4 bat1 laat6 tian2 bu4 la4 = seafood tempura

辣椒仔 laat6 ziu1 zai2 la4 jiao1 zai3 = Tabasco sauce brand

走辣 zau2 laat6 zou3 la4 = (said when order food at Caa Caan Teng) not spicy please; leave out chilly peppers 粵

心狠手辣 sam1 han2 sau2 laat6 xin1 hen3 shou3 la4 = merciless and vicious

辛辣 san1 laat6 xin1 la4 = spicy hot taste; biting criticism

辣撻 laat6 taat3 la4 ta4 = dirty, tricky, underhanded 粵

辣椒粉 laat6 ziu1 fan2 la4 jiao1 fen3 = chilli powder; paprika

麻辣燙 maa4 laat6 tong3 ma2 la4 tang4 = malatang, street food similar to hot pot

辣手 laat6 sau2 = cruel means; drastic means; cruel or sinister; vicious; ruthless; ruthless person.

辣子 laat6 zi2 = hot pepper; an impetuous and overbearing person.

辣味 laat6 mei6 la4 wei4 = piquancy; pungency; peppery taste

一辣 jat1 laat6 yi1 la4 = (mahjong) full house [alternate]

三辣 saam1 laat6 san1 la4 = (mahjong) triple full house/maximum limit

雙辣 soeng1 laat6 shuang1 la4 = (mahjong) double full house

辣招 laat6 ziu1 la4 zhao1 = ruthless move; severe means

鋼辣斯基 gong3 laat6 si1 gei1 gang1 la4 si1 ji1 = Colossus (of X-Men)

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