叻

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叻 U+53FB, 叻
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-53FB
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[U+53FC]

Translingual

Han character

叻 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 口大尸 (RKS) or X口大尸 (XRKS), four-corner 64027, composition ⿰口力)

References
  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 174, character 9
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3269
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 575, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+53FB

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 口 (“mouth; colloquial”) + phonetic 力 (OC *rɯɡ).

Etymology 1

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) Uncertain. Various theories exist:

  • From 㔹 (MC lok, “having the talent and power of ten people”).
  • From 頔 (MC dek, “good”).
  • From 犖 (MC laewk), as in 犖犖 (MC laewk laewk, “clear; evident”), 卓犖 (MC traewk laewk, “outstanding; extraordinary”).
  • From 𥌮 (MC lek), as in 𥌮𥉶 (MC lek luwk, “to see clearly”).

Pronunciation

Definitions

叻

  1. (Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) smart; clever; capable; good (at something)
    佢好叻㗎。 [Cantonese]  ―  keoi5 hou2 lek1 gaa3. [Jyutping]  ―  He/she is really smart.
    佢唱歌好叻㗎。 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
    keoi5 coeng3 go1 hou2 lek1 gaa3. [Jyutping]
    He/she is good at singing.
  2. (Teochew) good
Synonyms

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Compounds

Etymology 2

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

《叻報》: Lat Pau, a discontinued Singaporean newspaper

Pronunciation

Definitions

叻

  1. Short for 石叻 (Shílè, “Singapore”).

Compounds

Etymology 3

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Pronunciation

Definitions

叻

  1. Used in transcription (chiefly Southeast Asian place names transcribed into Hokkien or Teochew).
    呵叻 [Teochew]  ―  ho1 lag8 [Peng'im]  ―  Khorat (alternate name of Nakhon Ratchasima)
    那空是貪瑪叻 [Teochew, trad.]
    那空是贪玛叻 [Teochew, simp.]
    na2 kong1 si6 tam1 ma2 lag8 [Peng'im]
    Nakhon Si Thammarat
    大叻  ―  Dàlè  ―  Đà Lạt

Compounds

Pronunciation

Definitions

叻

  1. (Internet slang) Alternative form of 了
    1. Used at the end of a sentence to indicate a change of state.
    2. Used at the end of a sentence to inform the beginning of an action.

Japanese

Kanji
叻

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings
  • On (unclassified): ろく (roku); りょく (ryoku)

Vietnamese

Han character

叻: Hán Nôm readings: sựt

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