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  nap1 lap1   jyutping
  li4   pinyin
[1] classifier for grainlike things (like rice, sand) or things that are small and round (pearl, bullet)
[2] grain; granule; pellet

廣州話字典》, 《廣州字典》, 《粵語拼音》, and 《粵語》prefer []/nap1/ although it appears to be a hypercorrection according to rime dictionaries and the expected evolution of the [l] and [n] initials.
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Stroke count: 11
Level: 2
Radical: (#119)

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

This word has been viewed 9969 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 31st Jul 2009 17:29

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detail  sai3 lap1  xi4 li4 = granule
detail  jyun4 zi2 lap1   = transistor
detail  jiu4 lap1 jung4*2   = fleece
detail  lap1 seng1 m4 ceot1   = dumb (cannot speak)
detail  lap1 lap1  li4 li4 = each grain
detail  cit3 lap1  qie1 li4 = dice (food preparation)
detail  haam4 jyu4 gai1 lap1 caau2 faan6  xian2 yu2 ji1 li4 chao3 fan4 = fried rice with salted fish and diced chicken
detail  nyun5 lap1 lap1   = warm in temperature
detail  mei4 lap1  wei1 li4 = speck; particle
detail  lap1 zi2  li4 zi3 = particle
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detail audio 荔枝
A lychee carries 'three fire'.
[This references the Chinese concept of 'internal body heat' - '熱氣'. Lychees are said to be a very '熱氣' kind of fruit and this may be said with the term 'three fire'.]
detail 粒聲唔出
She went away without a word.
[In Cantonese, the adverb phrase (粒聲唔出) is placed before the verb (走). ]
detail 枕住健身肌肉都係鬆婄,只得老鼠仔
He has been working out for a long time, yet his muscles are still soft, with only half-developed biceps.
detail 琴晚閂窗發覺身體蚊𧕴
He didn't shut the window yesterday. When he woke up found that he had four mosquito bites.
detail 蚊𧕴有可能因為前日公園
There are three bites on my leg... it's probably because I was in the park the day before yesterday.
[Lit. I [counter] leg have three mosquito-bites, very probable is because I day-before-yesterday go park]
detail 士巴拿擰實螺絲
Use to spanner to tighten the screw.

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