好叻 (hou2 lek1) — "cool" (i.e., characterized by great fa… in Cantonese

houˊ²好lekˉ¹叻

Mandarin Pinyin: hao3 le4

Meaning of 好叻

noun"cool" (i.e., characterized by great facility; highly skilled or clever)

nounadj; very clever, smart or good

妹妹，你真係好叻啊！

You're really smart, little sis!

go˗₃個gaau˗₃交yikˍ₆易zeˊ²者houˊ²好lekˉ¹叻

That trader is very clever.

ngoˏ₅我gwok˗₃國janˎ₄人houˊ²好lekˉ¹叻

Our country's people are very capable.

keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好lek1,叻，jauˎ₄尤batˉ¹其guˊ²是sou˗₃數hok6.學。

He's very smart, especially in math.

ngoˏ₅我gouˉ¹高zouˊ²祖fuˍ₆父houˊ²好lek1.叻。

My great-great-grandfather was very capable.

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