喇 (laa3) — trumpet; loudspeaker in Cantonese
laa˗₃喇Mandarin Pinyin: la3
Meaning of 喇
nountrumpet; loudspeaker
Example Sentences with 喇
快啲行啦，唔係就遲到㗎喇。
Please be quicker, otherwise it will be late.
唔好笑得咁大聲啦！畀人歧視喇！
Don't laugh so loudly! We are being discriminated!
我唔睇電視唔得喇!
I need to watch TV!
聖誕節就快到喇
It will be Christmas soon
mˎ₄唔faai˗₃快diˉ¹啲zauˍ₆就gonˊ²趕mˎ₄唔cit˗₃切gaa˗₃㗎laa3.喇!
Let's hurry or we might miss it!
Words Containing 喇
喇叭口laa3 baa1 hau2
bellmouth; flared
喇叭laa3 baa1
loudspeaker; horn, bugle, trumpet
高音喇叭gou1 jam1 laa3 baa1
tweeter (lit., "high tone loudspeaker")
得㗎喇dak1 gaa3 laa3
OK; okay; can do; will do; will suffice; good enough; fine | implies no further input / work required | often used with 就, as in "就得㗎喇" | 漢: 好了; 行了 | also "得㗎嘞"
就得㗎喇zau6 dak1 gaa3 laa3
OK; okay; can do; will do; will suffice; good enough; fine | implies no further input / work required | 漢: 就好了; 就行了
吹喇叭ceoi1 laa3 baa1
1. play the trumpet 2. (Canto only) finish an alcoholic drink in one gulp
㗎喇gaa3 laa3
It is often used for giving a reminder. Together with 就, they form the structure "就...㗎喇" which means “or else”.
無喇喇mou4 laa1 laa1
suddenly; without reason | Similar to 無端端 | unprovoked, for no reason at all, | Mand.: 無緣無故地 | This term appears to be relatively new as it is not listed in many established Cantonese dictionaries | Also written as 無啦啦 or 無嗱嗱 and pronounced /mou4 naa1 naa1/
喇叭花laa3 baa1 faa1
morning glory flower (lit. trumpet flower)
喇叭嘴laa3 baa1 zeoi2
a big mouth
嘅喇ge3 laa3
嘅喇 is a modal particle placed at the end of a statement to indicate assertion + relevance
喇叭仔laa3 baa1 zai2
a bugle; small speakers such as a tweeter
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