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厘 (lei4) — very small amount; fraction; the least in Cantonese

leiˎ₄厘
Mandarin Pinyin: li2

Meaning of 厘

nounvery small amount; fraction; the least
nouna unit of interest rate, equal to 1% annual interest (Note: occasionally pronounced lei1 in Jyutping)
nouna unit of Chinese currency, equal to 0.001 yuan
nouncenti- (i.e. centimetre, centigram, centilitre)

Example Sentences with 厘

tou˗₃套hei˗₃戲houˊ²好mouˎ₄無leiˎ₄厘tauˎ₄頭daanˍ₆但gau˗₃夠gaauˊ²搞siu˗₃笑。
The movie is nonsensical but funny.
daaiˍ₆大gaaˉ¹家leiˉ¹釐maaiˎ₄埋king1.傾。
Everyone gather around and chat.
keoiˏ₅佢deiˍ₆哋leiˉ¹釐maaiˎ₄埋jatˉ¹一cai4.齊。
They are gathered together.
faai˗₃快diˉ¹啲leiˉ¹釐maaiˎ₄埋laa1!啦！
Hurry up and gather around!
giu˗₃叫keoiˏ₅佢leiˉ¹釐maai4.埋。
Tell him to come closer.
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Words Containing 厘

立方厘米laap6 /lap6 fong1 lei4 mai5
cubic centimetre (centimeter)
冇厘搭霎mou5 lei4 daap3 saap3
not taking sth seriously; sb who is irresponsible and unreliable, and doesn't finish what he/she has started; pay little attention
厘米lei4 mai5
centimeter
車厘子ce1 lei4 zi2
cherry | [華] 櫻桃
厘士lei1 si2
loanword for "lace" (also 喱士)
巴厘島baa1 lei4 dou2
峇厘島, 巴里島, 峇里島
冇厘神氣mou5 lei4 san4 hei3
to refer somebody is lack of energy
厘印lei4 jan3
Stamp duty
無厘頭尻mou4 lei4 tau4 haau1
meaningless comments, irrelevant nonsensical talk
巴厘baa1 lei4
峇厘, 巴里, 峇里
無厘頭mou4 lei4 tau4
"nonsense speak" - a style of punning conversation arising from the complex interplay of cultural subtleties fashionable in HK in the late 1980's and early 1990's
花厘faa1 lei2
tip; gratuity -- this term is only used by some overseas Cantonese communities and comes from Toisanese; most Cantonese speakers would use 貼士 (Standard Chinese: 小費)

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