脷 (lei6 | li4) : tongue [粵]

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脷

lei6

li4

tongue [粵]

(Classifier(s): 條)

舌 [sit6] was the original word that means “tongue”. But 舌 is pronounced exactly like 蝕 “suffering loss”, which is considered as inauspicious. The very opposite of “suffering loss” is “earning profit”, which is 利 in Chinese. So the word 脷, pronounced exactly as 利, is coined to replace 舌.

Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: 肉 (#130)

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

脷

This word has been viewed 9543 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Feb 2014 05:28

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龍脷 lung4 lei6*2 long2 li4 = sole (fish) 粵

豬脷 zyu1 lei6 = pig tongue 粵

鴨脷 aap3 lei6 = a sharp knife (lit., "duck tongue") 粵

鴨脷洲 aap3 lei6 zau1 = Ap Lei Chau (Aberdeen Island, the most densely populated island in the world)

黐脷根 ci1 lei6 gan1 = to lisp 粵

豬橫脷 zyu1 waang4 lei6 = pork pancreas 粵

揦脷 laa2 lei6 = expensive; spicy 粵

攻鼻揦脷 gung1 bei6 laa2 lei6 = irritates the nose; smells or tastes intensely irritating 粵

脷苔 lei6 toi1 = coating on tongue; fur on the tongue 粵

牛脷 ngau4 lei6 = cow tongue; ox tongue 粵
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Showing all 2 examples containing 脷

佢講得𦧲𦧲脷。粵
He's slurring his speech.
[Lit. he speak manner tongue-tied. You can also replace 得 with 到 or 嘢 in the sentence.]

佢唔單只問得好溜，講話重開口夾著脷添粵
Not only does he asks peculiar questions, he says things that causes embarassment.

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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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Decimal representation of this word: 脷
Unicode code for this character: U+8137 (off-site link)

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