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  lak6 laak6   jyutping
  lei4   pinyin
costa; rib


Jyutping lak6 is literary reading; laak6 is colloquial. However, laak1 and laak3 are also common as tone-changed pronunciations from laak6. See [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]
noun
Stroke count: 6
Level: 3
Radical: (#130)

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

This word has been viewed 3506 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 13th Sep 2012 02:44

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detail  gaak3 laak6*1 dai2   = armpit
detail  lak6 gwat1  lei4 gu3 , le4 gu3 = rib bone, ribs, costa
detail  daa2 cek3 laak6   = to go bare shouldered, show armpits (e.g., with a halter top)
detail  daa2 daai6 cek3 laak6*3   = stripped to the waist
detail  loeng5 lak6 caap3 dou1  liang3 lei4 cha1 dao1 = knifes piercing both sides

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