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喱 (lei1) — grain - an old unit for measuring weight, equal to 0.065 gram, alternatively transliterated as 格令 in Cantonese

leiˉ¹喱
Mandarin Pinyin: li2

Meaning of 喱

noungrain - an old unit for measuring weight, equal to 0.065 gram, alternatively transliterated as 格令

Example Sentences with 喱

等我試下你嘅咖喱係咪咁耍家先！
Let me try and see if your curry is really that accomplished.
giu˗₃叫go˗₃個gaaˉ¹咖leiˎ₄哩wuˉ¹烏dung1.冬。
Order a curry udon.
aa˗₃阿laai1?喱? neiˏ₅你haiˊ²喺douˍ₆度aa3?呀?
A Li? You're here?
aa˗₃阿laaiˉ¹喱maaiˏ₅買zoˊ²咗sanˉ¹新sauˊ²手gei1.機。
A Li bought a new phone.
dimˊ²點gaaiˊ²解aa˗₃阿laaiˉ¹喱sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日ciˎ₄遲dou3?到?
Why is A Li always late?
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Words Containing 喱

咖喱角gaa3 lei1 gok3
curry puff
烏喱單刀wu1 lei1 daan1 dou1
in a complete mess, disorder, chaos, muddle
咕喱gu1 lei1
coolie; manual labourers
阿喱aa3 lei1
a pickpocket
咖喱麵gaa3 lei1 min6
Curry Mee, a bowl of thin yellow noodles mixed with beehoon (rice vermicelli) in spicy curry soup with coconut milk with dried tofu, prawns, cuttlefish, chicken, mint leaves and topped with a special sambal.
射喱眼se6 lei1 ngaan5
Strabismus
咖喱雞gaa3 lei1 gai1
a hickey; a love bite; a kiss markl a slag tag; literally: curry chicken [colloquial]
啫喱ze1 lei2
jelly
咖喱卜gaa3 lei1 buk1
curry puff
喱士lei1 si2
loanword for "lace" (also 厘士)
烏喱馬扠wu1 lei1 maa5 caa5
messily written, painted or drawn; be illegible and sloppy; poorly produced
六喱luk6 lei1
a mainland Chinese immigrant in Hong Kong [colloquial]

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