辣 (laat6) — be in Cantonese
laatˍ₆辣
Mandarin Pinyin: la4
Meaning of 辣
nounbe
nounburn; bite (smell, taste)
nounpeppery; pungent; hot; piquant
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Example Sentences with 辣
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個dungˉ¹冬lamˊ²蔭houˊ²好laat3.辣。
This Tom Yum is very spicy.
laap˗₃辣dou˗₃到hing˗₃慶matˍ₆烚mat6.烚。
It's so spicy it's burning.
keoiˏ₅佢gongˊ²講jeˏ₅嘢houˊ²好baaˉ¹巴laa3.辣。
He/She speaks very sharply/fiercely.
niˉ¹呢ziuˉ¹招geiˊ²幾baaˉ¹巴laa3.辣。
This move is quite sharp/fierce.
keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個janˎ₄人houˊ²好baaˉ¹巴laa3.辣。
He/She is quite sharp/fierce.
Words Containing 辣
辣椒醬漢堡laat6 ziu1 zoeng3 hon3 bou2
chiliburger
離行離辣lei4 hong4 lei4 laat6
wildly inaccurate; off target
辣辣地laat6 laat2 dei2
a bit hot (in taste)
熱辣辣jit6 laat6 laat6
burning hot; scorching; to be excited
有辣有唔辣jau5 laat6 jau5 m4 laat6
have sth to suit every taste
辣味laat6 mei6
piquancy; pungency; peppery taste
滾熱辣gwan2 jit6 laat6
piping hot (food or drink)
食辣嘢sik6 laat6 je5
to have hot (spicy) food
甜不辣tim4 bat1 laat6
seafood tempura [also see] 天婦羅
心狠手辣sam1 han2 sau2 laat6
merciless and vicious
本地薑唔辣bun2 dei6 goeng1 m4 laat6
local people or things aren't as valued as outside ones (lit., "local ginger isn't spicy"); the grass is greener on the other side of the fence
辣撻laat6 taat3
dirty, tricky, underhanded
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