「囉 / 咯」

Entry #1
Character、
Pronunciation:
  • 囉 lo3
  • 咯 lo3
  • 嘍 lo3
Part of Speech: particle
Explanation:
  • an alternative pronunciation for the particle 喇 laa3 before the particles 喎 wo3, 噃 bo3 or 可 ho2
    (Cant.) 好hou2囉lo3喎wo3!
    (Eng.) Enough is enough!

  • used to express judgement of whether something is good or bad, when one comes to know of it
    (Cant.) 好hou2囉lo3,做zou6完jyun4喇laa3!
    (Eng.) Great, you've completed it.
    (Cant.) 弊bai6囉lo3,唔m4見gin3晒saai3啲di1嘢je5。
    (Eng.) That must be terrible, having lost everything.
    (Cant.) 咁gam3多do1好hou2嘢je5食sik6,開hoi1心sam1死sei2佢keoi5囉lo3!
    (Eng.) There's so much good food. He'll be thrilled to death.
    (Cant.) 該goi1煨wui1囉lo3!
    (Eng.) How terrible!

  • used to state what the speaker believes is obvious after a change in circumstances
    (Cant.) 唔m4要jiu3囉lo3,我ngo5好hou2飽baau2喇laa3。
    (Eng.) No more for me. I'm full.
    (Cant.) 走zau2囉lo3,再zoi3唔m4走zau2就zau6冇mou5車ce1喇laa3。
    (Eng.) I'm / We're leaving now. Otherwise I'll / we'll miss the last bus / train / minibus / tram.

  • "shall we"; used to gently suggest doing something together
    (Cant.) 落lok6街gaai1行haang4下haa5囉lo3?
    (Eng.) Shall we go out for a walk?
    (Cant.) 開hoi1始ci2囉lo3?
    (Eng.) Shall we begin?

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「摟 / 嘍」

Entry #2
Character、
Pronunciation:
  • 摟 lau3
  • 嘍 lau3
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • to invite or encourage somebody to do something together
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5哋dei6摟lau3我ngo5去heoi3食sik6韓hon4燒siu1。
    (Eng.) They asked me to have Korean BBQ with them together.
    (Cant.) 不bat1如jyu4摟lau3埋maai4方fong1方fong1報bou3名meng2參caam1加gaa1嗰go2個go3書syu1法faat3比bei2賽coi3吖aa1?
    (Eng.) Why not also invite Fong Fong to join the calligraphy competition together?
    (Cant.) 你nei5今gam1晚maan5有jau5冇mou5摟lau3埋maai4佢keoi5一jat1齊cai4食sik6?
    (Eng.) Did you invite him for the dinner tonight?

  • to piss someone off; to make someone angry; to provoke someone
    (Cant.) 嘍lau3打daa2
    (Eng.) asking for a fight; asking for trouble
    (Cant.) 你nei5唔m4好hou2嘍lau3我ngo5喎wo3!
    (Eng.) Don't piss me off.

Synonym: Synonym: 博 撩
See also: 激嬲 辣着
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