嚹 (lá) - Cantonese character meaning: to rest, to take a & a particle used in Cantonese for emphasis or

嚹Tone 2

lá ｜ 20 strokes ｜ radical:

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嚹 · lá

Cantonese character meaning: to rest, to take a break;

a particle used in Cantonese for emphasis or as an interjection.

Cantonese character meaning: to rest, to take aa particle used in Cantonese for emphasis or

Usage highlights

take a breakrest a whilesleepingeatingreally goodso tired

Synonyms

  • 休息— to rest, to take a break
  • 唞— to rest, to take a break (Cantonese)

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Let's take a break (休息下嚹).
  • That's really amazing (真係好犀利嚹).
  • I'm going to rest now (我而家要唞下嚹).
  • He's sleeping (佢瞓紧觉嚹).

Collocations

  • take a break(唞下嚹)
  • rest a while(休息下嚹)
  • sleeping(瞓觉嚹)
  • eating(食饭嚹)
  • really good(真係好嚹)
  • so tired(好攰嚹)

Idioms

  • No specific idioms found for this character

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in Cantonese dialect, particularly in Hong Kong and Guangdong province.
  • Functions as a sentence-final particle adding emphasis or mood in colloquial Cantonese.
  • Represents the phonetic borrowing and character creation common in regional Chinese dialects.

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