叻仔
lek1 zai2lè zǐ
English
- (n.) smart boy; smartass.
- clever boy; smart kid ----
- used to criticise someone for thinking that they are very clever
粵語 — Cantonese
- 稱讚人聰明、細心
- 反諷人醒過龍,無嗰樣搞嗰樣,結果弄巧反拙
Examples
叻仔!
You're a great kid.
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你真係叻仔嚟,喺考試拎滿分。
You are such a good boy to get full marks in the exam.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk