出嚟 (ceot1 lei4/lai4 | ) : to come out; to emerge

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出嚟

ceot1 lei4/lai4

to come out; to emerge | Same as '出來', but written this way to emphasise the colloquial pronunciation of '來'

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 971

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

出嚟

This word was added by tym on 27th Mar 2005 08:17 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

Characters in this word:

出 ceot1 - go out
嚟 lei4 lai4 - to come; to order food or drink

3 compounds containing this word:

返出嚟 - to come back out here
出嚟蒲 - hit up; hit the streets
出嚟行 - to make a living by engaging in illicit activities

Showing all 7 examples containing 出嚟

噉樣做為咗搵佢出嚟粵
This way is to find him out.

如果你唔想啲垃圾流出嚟，你要綁緊個垃圾袋！粵
If you don't want garbage to spill out, you'll need to tie the garbage bag tight!

鉗實眼釘掹出嚟粵
Grip the nail tight and pull it out.
[眼 is the classifier for 釘 (nail).]

人一世物一世,出嚟旅行乜都應該試下粵
Live the moment and enjoy life, when travelling, one should try out and experience everything.

你真係冇用，畀人哋一剒你就乜都爆晒出嚟粵
You are useless. You revealed everything when they pressured you to do so.

有隻獅子喺動物園度走咗出嚟粵
A lion escaped from the zoo.

我嗰陣時親眼見到隻獅子喺動物園嗰度衝咗出嚟粵
With my own eyes, I saw a lion come charging out of the zoo!
[Lit. I that time own-eyes see-arrive [counter] lion at zoo that-place zoom-already out come 出嚟 implies that you're standing outside of the zoo, because the lion's coming towards you 咗 implies the lion's already outside the zoo gate (completed)]

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