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  laa3 laa1   jyutping
  la4 la2 la3 {la1} | la1 {la4 la   pinyin
[1] [n] horn; bugle; trumpet
[2] [n] lama
[3] used in transliteration
[4] [] final particle used in requests and imperatives. eg: turning a directive into a request.


[] or - This is one final particle where leaving it out could make the sentence sound rude, so learners should attempt to master it. This is equivalent to the Mandarin/written Chinese sentence final baa6.
Stroke count: 12
Level: 3
Radical: (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Aug 2009 11:32

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detail  dak1 gaa3 laa3  de2 ga5 la1 = OK; will do
detail  laa3 baa1  la3 ba5 = loudspeaker; horn, bugle, trumpet
detail  caat3 laa1*3   = sound made when something passes through a hole perfectly
detail  laa3 baa1 seoi2 sin1  la1 ba1 shui3 xian1 = daffodil
detail  laa3 baa1 hau2  la3 ba1 kou3 = bellmouth; flared
detail  zau6 dak1 gaa3 laa3  jiu4 de2 ga5 la1 = OK, will do
detail  gam1 laa3 baa1   = Solandra guttata (chalice-vine)
detail  saa1 laa2   = wrong
detail  laak1 gu2   = popular, salable
detail  mou4 laa1 laa1   = unprovoked, for no reason at all
See all 16 compounds (CantoDict reports 18 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 18 examples containing 喇
detail audio 太多嘢食
Too much food!
[If it is obvious that food is being talked about, the more general 太多嘢喇! would probably be preferred.]
detail audio
I have to leave earlier.
detail audio 睇電視唔得!
I need to watch TV!
[Literally "I cannot not watch TV".]
detail audio 聖誕節就快
It will be Christmas soon
detail audio 㗎喇!!
It's very late now!
[Here, 㗎喇 works as a simple reminder without 就 preceding it]
detail 快啲唔係就遲到㗎喇
Please be quicker, otherwise it will be late.
detail 唔好大聲畀人歧視
Don't laugh so loudly! We are being discriminated!
detail audio 快啲趕唔切㗎喇!
Let's hurry or we might miss it!
[Here, 就...㗎喇 means "or else"]
detail audio 聽話, 㗎喇!
You better behave yourself else I won't take you there!
[Here, 就...㗎喇 carries a more threatening tone, but still serves as a reminder.]
detail 呢個紙板箱地下就得㗎喇
Just leave this cardboard box on the floor.
[(No need to do anything else to the box.)]
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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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