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  laap6   jyutping
  la4   pinyin
wax; candle


noun
Stroke count: 21
Level: 1
Radical: (#142)

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

This word has been viewed 5619 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Apr 2012 14:11

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detail  laap6 bat1  la4 bi3 = crayon
detail  coi2 sik1 laap6 bat1  cai3 se4 la4 bi3 = coloured crayon
detail  mat6 laap6  mi4 la4 = beeswax, ceromel
detail  laap6 zuk1  la4 zhu2 = a candle
detail  laap6*3 laap6*3 ling3   = shiny
detail  bou1 laap6  bao1 la4 = wax burning, burn wax, candles boiling
detail  laap6 coi2   = wax colour
detail  laap6 zoeng6  la4 xiang4 = wax effigy
detail  dang1 jau4 fo2 laap6   = the day-to-day cost of running a business
detail  soeng5 laap6  shang4 la4 = waxing
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Showing all 3 examples containing 蠟
detail audio 蠟燭光照
You look beautiful in the candlelight!
detail 橙色的蠟筆太陽
She uses an orange crayon to draw the sun.
[來 here means "in order to" or "to". Marked as unsure: Can an editor please fix the jyutping?]
detail 好多
The car looks shinier after waxing.

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