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lai4 lei4
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[1] [v] come; arrive [2] [final particle] have just been | [國] 來着 [3] [prep] to; for; since; in order to (1) It has been suggested that the reading lai4 originates from 來 while lei4 originates from 蒞.
Default PoS: (2) As 嚟 with its 18 strokes is not easy to write, many people prefer to use the standard character 來 which has the same meaning.  Additional PoS:  Stroke count: 18
Level: 2
Radical: 口 (#30)
This character is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵 |
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睇嚟
tai2 lei4 = seem; appear 粵
返嚟
faan1 lai4 ; faan1 lei4 = to return 粵
入嚟
jap6 lei4/lai4 = come in 粵
出嚟
ceot1 lei4/lai4 = to come out; to emerge 粵
上嚟
soeng5 lai4 = come up 粵
返開嚟
faan1 hoi1 lai4 = to come back towards the speaker but away from the object 粵
埋嚟
maai4 lai4 = to come towards the object here 粵
落嚟
lok6 lai4 = to come down 粵
返上嚟
faan1 soeng5 lai4 = to come back up here 粵
返入嚟
faan1 jap6 lai4 = into...here again 粵See all 74 compounds |
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Showing all 83 examples containing 嚟
你係幾時返嚟㗎? 粵
When are you coming back? [the "when" is emphasized by 係 preceding it, and the use of the final particle 㗎. Pronouncing 㗎 as gaa2 would add a sense of reservation or doubt about the situation.]
你聽日係嚟游水 粵
Are you still coming swimming with me tomorrow? [Note that the inclusion of 嚟 here implies that you've already made an appointment to go with someone and you're confirming (你想確定). The swimming pool is near you but far from the other person.]
就嚟悶到我死啦。 粵
I am being bored to death. [http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,131797,132172#msg-132172]
咪郁啦!!你喺到郁嚟郁去我睇唔到前面呀。 粵
Don't move!! I can't see the front when you keep moving. [the meaning of 咪郁 and 唔好郁 is the same basically, but the young people would like to say 咪郁 more than 唔好郁.]
你真係嚟得著時 粵
You came at the right time [cf. [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/examples/596/]opposite version[/url]]
你真係嚟得唔著時 粵
You come at a bad time. [cf. [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/examples/595/]opposite version[/url]]
我架車壞咗，你快啲派架拖車嚟啦！ 粵
My car's broken down, quickly send out a repair truck! [Lit. I [counter] car broken-already, you faster send-out [counter] drag-car come [particle]!]
我架車死咗火，你快啲派架拖車嚟啦！ 粵
My car's packed up, quickly send out a repair truck! [Lit. My [counter] car die-already fire, you faster send [counter] drag-car come [particle]! 死咗火 is more commonly used than 壞咗.]
屎你要屙晒出嚟！ 粵
You need to get it all out of your system at once! [Talking about excretion.] [Lit. poo you need excrete all out! Note the X晒出嚟 construction here. 嘔晒出嚟 [throw everything up] 喊晒出嚟 [cry]]
你知嘛﹐林仔係特登嚟睇你㗎。 粵
Young Lam has come especially to see you, you know. [係...㗎 (or 嘅) is used to emphasize a fact.]
你可以留低﹐亦可以走人﹐對我嚟講都冇所謂。 粵
You can stay or go, it's all the same to me. [Sometimes we need more Cantonese syllables to express the simple English word "or". It's 亦可以 in this sentence. ]
如果你唔想啲垃圾流出嚟，你要綁緊個垃圾袋！ 粵
If you don't want garbage to spill out, you'll need to tie the garbage bag tight!
工作做唔晒，如果你要嚟幫，我會無任歡迎。 粵
Much work remains to be done. Any assistance that you can render is most welcome.
我係非常贊同辛苦搵嚟自在食嘅講法,何必委屈自己 粵
I agree with the saying that one should work hard and play hard. Why treat yourself so badly?
要成功就要一步一步嚟，千祈要切忌太急進 粵
Take things one step at a time; avoid being rash and hasty if you want to succeed.
人一世物一世,出嚟旅行乜都應該試下 粵
Live the moment and enjoy life, when travelling, one should try out and experience everything.
我哋嚟搓波先 粵
Let's have a rally to warm up. [[In a game of tennis or ping-pong or whatever.] Lit. We come stroke ball first. 我哋嚟搓吓波先 is okay too, with the altered meaning of "let's rally *for a while* to warm up." Further discussion: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/]
今日成朝開籠雀噉梗係男朋友返咗嚟 粵
She’s been talking non-stop the whole morning. Probably because the boyfriend has come back. [Alternative (more literal) translation: She was singing the whole morning like a bird (not in captivity). The boyfriend must have returned to her.]
小小心意你咪受落啲禮物囉唔好抰嚟抰去 粵
It is a small token of appreciation, just accept the simple gift instead of pushing it back and forth.
件事講起嚟真係一疋布咁長。 粵
It's a long incident/story to talk about. [the story is so long to talk about as if it's as long as a full roll of fabric.]
如果阿明真係一個識飛嘅超人就好喇⋯⋯噉佢就唔會喺條街度踩咗啲米田共返嚟屋企，重要印到成條走廊嘅地板都係！抹死人咩⋯⋯ 粵
It'd be nice if Ah Ming were a superhero that knew how to fly … Then he wouldn't have brought home the poop that he stepped on in the street and printed it all over the floorboards in the hallway! Cleaning it up will be the death of me …
真係令人好懷念，一個世紀之後你又返嚟啦 粵
We've really missed you while you've been gone the last 100 years. [Lit. really make-people very miss-you, one century afterwards again return come [particle] This is being said to someone who's lived several hundred years (specifically Greed from Full Metal Alchemist).]
呢盤生意係蝕本生意嚟㗎 粵
This venture... is loss-making. [Lit. this [counter] business is loss-making business [explanatory particle]]
我嗰陣時親眼見到隻獅子喺動物園嗰度衝咗出嚟 粵
With my own eyes, I saw a lion come charging out of the zoo! [Lit. I that time own-eyes see-arrive [counter] lion at zoo that-place zoom-already out come 出嚟 implies that you're standing outside of the zoo, because the lion's coming towards you 咗 implies the lion's already outside the zoo gate (completed)]
屙晒啲屎出嚟！ 粵
Get it all out of your system in one go! [Talking about excretion.] [Lit. excrete completely the poo out]
講起嚟﹐我都識何先生。 粵
Now you come to mention it, I know Mr Ho as well. [起嚟 is a verb complement which means 'once you start ...'.]
佢一句話﹐引到成屋人都笑起嚟。 粵
His remark set everyone in the house roaring with laughter. [起嚟 is a verb complement which means 'starting to ...'.]
等到你返嚟嗰陣﹐佢已經走咗三日喇。 粵
By the time you return, he will have already been gone for three days. [咗 (have been) is a perfective marker in a future tense sentence here.]
機會一錯過﹐就永遠唔會返嚟。 粵
Once an opportunity slips away, it is gone for good. [For details on '一 + V + 就' pattern, see http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?1,130226,130243#msg-130243]
講出嚟肯定有幫助。 粵
It would certainly help if you speak out. [The whole sentence is composed of 5 separate verbs: 講, 出嚟, 肯定, 有, and 幫助. Coming together, 講 becomes the single verb; 出嚟 functions as a directional particle; 肯定 is converted into an adverb; 有 and 幫助 combine as an adjective ]
呢件事睇起嚟好困難﹐但係做落去好容易。 粵
This task seems quite difficult, but doing it is really easy. [Aspect markers 起嚟 and 落去 function rather like antonyms, originally meaning "starting to" and "carrying on" respectively. ]
雖然你老公喺出便嫖賭飲吹，但至少佢識賺錢返嚟養家，你咪冇眼屎乾淨盲囉 粵
Despite all the vices outside, your husband brings home money to support the family, you should just pretend you don't know and choose to be happy.
大家都知道亞雄吹水功夫一流，佢可以將一件簡單嘅事講到天花龍鳳嚟吸引人。 粵
Everyone knows Ah Hung is really good at talking. He can capture his audience by making a simple matter so sophisticated.
我唔沖涼係好芝麻綠豆嘅事嚟嘅啫，唔好喺到囉囉唆唆！ 粵
That I don't take a bath is such a trifling matter, stop nagging at me here!
佢頭先搵你嚟。 粵
He has just been looking for you. [The final particle 嚟 indicates the completion of an action.]
快啲將套梳化搬翻翻嚟！ 粵
Hurry up and move the sofa back here! [The first 翻 is an aspect marker, indicating that the sofa should be restored to its original location. The second 翻 is a directional particle, indicating that the sofa should be moved "here", not elsewhere. ] Legend 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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