癩 (laai3) — leprosy; favus; scabies in Cantonese
laai˗₃癩
简 癞
Mandarin Pinyin: lai4
Meaning of 癩
nounleprosy; favus; scabies
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Example Sentences with 癩
你真係癩蛤蟆想食天鵝肉
You are going after a girl who is way too good for you.
keoiˏ₅佢deoi˗₃對ngaanˏ₅眼coengˎ₄長laaiˉ¹癩laai1.癩。
His eyes are very large/round.
zek˗₃隻ngaanˏ₅眼coengˎ₄長laaiˉ¹癩laai1.癩。
That eye is very big/bulging.
fukˉ¹幅waaˍ₆畫coengˎ₄長laaiˉ¹癩laai1.癩。
The painting is very long and narrow.
tiuˎ₄條jyuˎ₄魚coengˎ₄長laaiˉ¹癩laai1.癩。
The fish is very long and thin.
Words Containing 癩
癩瘡laai3 cong1
to have leprosy
蚊癩man1 laai3
mosquito bite
有頭髮邊個想做癩痢jau5 tau4 faat3 bin1 go3 soeng2 zou6 laat3 lei1
(proverb) doing something unwillingly
癩蛤蟆laai3 haa4 maa4
toads
發癩faat3 laai3
to have leprosy / scabies [colloquial]
長癩癩coeng4 laai4 laai4
long
癩蛤蟆想食天鵝肉laai3 haa4 maa4 soeng2 sik6 tin1 ngo4 juk6
to be out of one's league; to desire sth. one is unworthy of [Syn][國]癩蛤蟆想吃天鵝肉
軟癩癩jyun5 laai4 laai4
to describe one's body getting "soft" (i.e., tired, unwell)
癩蝦蟆想食天鵝肉laai3 haa1 maa4 soeng2 sik6 tin1 ngo4 juk6
literal meaning: a toad lusting after a swan's flesh, a metaphor to describe those who wants to go after someone that is out of their league [colloquial]
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