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Cantonese · Jyutping

Mandarin · Pinyin

  • liě
  • liē
  • lie

English

  1. stretch mouth, grimace, grin
  2. used in 咧咧[lie1 lie1]
  3. to draw back the corners of one's mouth
  4. modal particle expressing exclamation
  5. used when evidence is present to confirm the speaker's predictions, judgements or observations
  6. used to seek approval on a suggested course of action, especially when the speaker is confident that the interlocutor will accept it
  7. used in 大大咧咧[da4 da4 lie1 lie1]
  8. added after an adjective, used for bragging
  9. used in 罵罵咧咧|骂骂咧咧[ma4 ma5 lie1 lie1]
  10. added to sentences pertaining to one's ability or achievement, in order to belittle the listener
  11. used to affirm one's stance, belief or decision

粵語

  1. 指出有嘢可以印證自己嘅預料、判斷、觀察正確
  2. 希望對方同意做自己提議嘅動作,而且有信心對方願意採納
  3. 加喺形容詞後面,用嚟認叻
  4. 加喺同能力、成就有關嘅句子最尾,用嚟貶低聽嘅人
  5. 堅持自己嘅睇法、決定

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Words containing 咧

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