嘞 (laak3 | lei5) : finally; surely

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嘞

laak3

lei5

[final particle]
Cantonese - used to denote a changed condition or completed action, also connoting the sense of finality or certainty ("finally", "surely")
Mandarin - used to denote a changed condition or completed action only, the way 了 is used.

Stroke count: 14

Level: 4

Radical: 口 (#30)

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

嘞

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 27th Mar 2011 15:39

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得嘞 dak1 laak3 = it's finally okay 粵

得㗎嘞 dak1 gaa3 laak3 de2 ga5 le1 = OK; will do 粵

弊嘞 bai6 laak3 = My goodness! 粵

闃礫緙嘞 kwik1 lik1 kwaak1 laak3*1 = various 粵

疏嘞緙 so1 laak3 kwaak3 = sparse 粵

嘞嘞聲 laak3*4 laak3*2 seng1 = used to describe someone fluent in a foreign language 粵

嘀嚦嘚嘞 dik1 lik1 dak1 lak1 = the sound of rain hitting a roof 粵

Showing all 7 examples containing 嘞

佢返咗屋企嘞粵
He went home.
[The final particle 嘞 here indicates a change of situation.]

我最憎搭火車㗎嘞粵
I hate to ride on trains.

我畢業之後會搵工嘅嘞。粵
After I graduate, I will find a job.

溝啲水落去就唔會咁掯喉嘞粵
Add some water into it and it wouldn't taste so overpowering.

今次你好嘢，不過下次冇咁好彩嘅嘞！粵
You got away this time, but you won't be so lucky next time!

女仔小心啲唔好輕信男人講嘢就OK嘞粵
Girls will be all right as long as they are careful and don't believe in what the guys say.

朝早食嗰碗粥稀冧冧，未到晏晝就餓嘅嘞粵
The bowl of porridge you had this morning was so watery. You will be hungry before noon.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 嘞
Unicode code for this character: U+561e (off-site link)

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