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lek1 lik1 lak6
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[粵] lek1 - Cantonese only [adj] smart; clever; competent [華] 聰明能幹, 出色, 有本事 | [國] 很棒 [粵] lik1 lak6 | [國] le4 [n] alternative name for Singapore (as used by overseas Chinese) For the meaning of 'Singapore', Jyutping lik1 is standard reading, lak6 is variant.
Stroke count: 5
Level: 2
Radical: 口 (#30)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 26034 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 16th Jul 2013 02:39 |
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叻女 lek1 neoi5*2 = a clever girl, a clever young woman; a lesbian 粵 叻埠 lik1 fau6 = Singapore 叻仔 lek1 zai2 = shrewd operator, a smart guy; used to criticize someone like "smart alec!" 粵 士叻 si6 lek1; si6 lik1 = shellac; slick 粵 認叻 jing6 lek1 = to boast about oneself 粵 精叻 zeng1 lek1 = astute, clever 粵 爛叻 laan6*2 lek1 = variant of 讕叻 粵 叻沙 lak6 saa1 = laksa, a spicy Chinese-Malay noodle soup 好叻 hou2 lek1 = "cool" (i.e., characterized by great facility; highly skilled or clever) 粵 讕叻 laan2 lek1 = act like a know-it-all; to act think one's smart 粵 See all 12 compounds (CantoDict reports 11 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum) |
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