叻 (lek1 lik1 lak6 | le4) : smart; clever; competent

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叻

lek1 lik1 lak6

le4

[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.

叻

This word has been viewed 25971 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 le4 sha1 = 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 lan2 le4 = act like a know-it-all; to act think one's smart 粵
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Showing all 2 examples containing 叻

妹妹，你真係好叻啊！粵
You're really smart, little sis!
[Lit. Younger sister, you really very clever!]

佢梗係唔及得你叻啦！粵
He is definitely not as clever as you.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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