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laiˎ₄
Pinyin
li2
Translations
noun
come; arrive
noun
to; for; since; in order to
noun
have just been | [國] 來着
noun
coming; to come (Cantonese)
ceotˉ¹lei4/lai4haangˎ₄
Pinyin
chu1 li2 xing2
Translations
noun
to make a living by engaging in illicit activities
noun
to go for a walk outdoor/to participate in triad activities/to work or experience the real world or reality
jukˉ¹laiˎ₄jukˉ¹heoi˗₃
Pinyin
yu4 li2 yu4 qu4
Translations
noun
to move back and forth; to struggle [alternative characters]: 喐嚟喐去
hoiˉ¹laiˎ₄
(开嚟)
Pinyin
kai1 li2
Translations
noun
to move away from something and come here
noun
open it (spoken)
ganˉ¹zyuˍ₆lokˍ₆leiˎ₄
Pinyin
gen1 zhu4 luo4 li2
Translations
noun
to be continued; continuation follows
gaauˊ²laiˎ₄gaauˊ²heoi˗₃
Pinyin
gao3 li2 gao3 qu4
Translations
noun
to range back and forth
gongˊ²laiˎ₄gongˊ²heoi˗₃saamˉ¹fukˉ¹peiˏ₅
(讲嚟讲去三幅被)
Pinyin
jiang3 li2 jiang3 qu4 san1 fu2 bei4
Translations
noun
say the same thing over and over
noun
to keep saying the same things
ciˎ₄laiˎ₄sinˉ¹zauˊ²
(迟嚟先走)
Pinyin
chi2 li2 xian1 zou3
Translations
noun
late to come, first to leave; last in first out (e.g., with staff layoffs)
jaapˍ₆keoiˏ₅gwo˗₃laiˎ₄
(揖佢过嚟)
Pinyin
yi1 qu2 guo4 li2
Translations
noun
beckon him to come over
hauˍ₆laiˎ₄
(后嚟)
Pinyin
hou4 li2
Translations
noun
afterwards, later
noun
later on (spoken)
jauˎ₄tauˎ₄leiˎ₄gwo˗₃
(由头嚟过)
Pinyin
you2 tou2 li2 guo4
Translations
noun
start all over again
noun
to start from scratch again; to start all over again [colloquial]
leiˎ₄dakˉ¹cit˗₃
Pinyin
li2 de2 qie4
Translations
noun
to be able to make it in time; there in time for [Syn.] 趕得切 , 趕到 [華]: 來得及
noun
being able to make it in time
lyunˍ₆gam˗₃laiˎ₄
(乱咁嚟)
Pinyin
luan4 han2 li2
Translations
noun
go about in a messy/reckless way
fanˉ¹lei4/lai4sikˍ₆
Pinyin
fen1 li2 shi2
Translations
noun
share the food.
noun
Written Chinese 國: 分著吃
mˎ₄seoiˉ¹loˊ²laiˎ₄seoiˉ¹
Pinyin
wu2 shuai1 luo2 li2 shuai1
Translations
noun
make trouble for oneself; go looking for trouble
loˊ²fuˊ²lei4/lai4sanˉ¹
Pinyin
luo2 ku3 li2 xin1
Translations
noun
搵苦嚟辛
noun
ask for trouble
noun
asking for trouble, get some unnecessary work for themselves
leonˎ₄zyuˍ₆laiˎ₄
(轮住嚟)
Pinyin
lin2 zhu4 li2
Translations
noun
one after another
noun
to take turns
faanˉ¹hoiˉ¹laiˎ₄
(返开嚟)
Pinyin
fan3 kai1 li2
Translations
noun
to come back towards the speaker but away from the object
noun
to come back over here [colloquial]
loˊ²lai4/lei4seoiˉ¹
Pinyin
luo2 li2 shuai1
Translations
noun
to bring misfortune to oneself; to get one's own just desserts | Short for 自己攞嚟衰 | Compare with 搵笨 | Mand.: 自找麻煩; 自討苦吃
noun
(slang) to ask for trouble; to stew in one's own juice
faanˉ¹lokˍ₆laiˎ₄
Pinyin
fan3 luo4 li2
Translations
noun
to come back down here
noun
to come back down [colloquial]
zaaˉ¹zeng˗₃laiˎ₄zouˍ₆
Pinyin
zha1 zheng4 li2 zuo4
Translations
noun
do things by the book; do things the right way; deal with fairly; show impartiality
noun
being strict in complying with the rules/laws/regulations and not willing to bend the rules
gongˊ²heiˊ²laiˎ₄jatˉ¹patˉ¹bou˗₃gam˗₃coengˎ₄
(讲起嚟一疋布咁长)
Pinyin
jiang3 qi3 li2 yi1 pi3 bu4 han2 zhang3
Translations
noun
it is a long story to tell; it is like telling a long story
noun
a tale as long as a roll of cloth
dingˍ₆diˉ¹laiˎ₄
Pinyin
ding4 di1 li2
Translations
noun
be calm; take it easy; no worries [華] 鎮定些
noun
calm down and do it slowly and steadily
gongˊ²laiˎ₄gongˊ²heoi˗₃
(讲嚟讲去)
Pinyin
jiang3 li2 jiang3 qu4
Translations
noun
to say the same thing again and again
japˍ₆lei4/lai4
Pinyin
ru4 li2
Translations
noun
come in | Mand.: 進來
noun
"come in", an expression often used to tell someone to come in or to enter another's place or premise