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  laa3   jyutping
  xia4   pinyin
crack; rift; gap; cleft; fissure; split


noun
Stroke count: 17
Level: 2
Radical: (#121)

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

This word has been viewed 7356 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Feb 2014 00:48

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detail  si2 fat1 laa3   = buttcrack
detail  zau2 faat3 leot6 laa3   = sail close to the wind; exploit legal loopholes
detail  mou5 lau6 laa3   = to be strict and thorough in one's speech or work
detail 窿  gyun1 lung4*1 gyun1 laa3   = to go everywhere, even the unpopular places
detail  sip3 zou3 laa3   = a spinster
detail  laa3 kwik1  xia4 xi4 = crack; split; gap; rift
detail  ngaa4 laa3   = the space between the teeth
detail  lit6 laa3  lie4 xia4 = rift; crevice; fissure
detail  sau2 zi3 laa3 so1  shou3 zhi3 xia4 shu1 = big spender; sb. who squanders their money away
detail  bei2 laa3  bi4 xia4 = groin
See all 13 compounds (CantoDict reports 14 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 1 example containing 罅
detail 唔通將來攝灶罅
You disallow her despite her wanting to marry Ah Tong's son; don't tell me you want her to end up a spinster?

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