叻

See also: 加 and 另

叻 U+53FB, 叻 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-53FB ← 叺 [U+53FA] CJK Unified Ideographs 叼 → [U+53FC]

Translingual

Han character

叻 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 口大尸 (RKS) or 難口大尸 (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

simp. and trad.		叻
alternative forms		嚦／呖 㔹 rare 頔／𬱖 rare 犖／荦 rare 𥌮 rare 嚦／呖 㔹 rare 頔／𬱖 rare 犖／荦 rare 𥌮 rare 𢤩 rare

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

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): lek¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): liak²

• Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): liag⁶ / lag⁶
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): lêh⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: lek¹
    • Yale: lēk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lek⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: lég¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɛːk̚⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: liak²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liak̚⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: liag⁶ / lag⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /liak̚⁵/, /lak̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: lêh⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: leh
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /leʔ²/

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

Dialectal synonyms of 聰明 (“clever; intelligent; smart; bright”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		聰明, 伶俐, 聰敏, 聰穎
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		聰明, 機靈, 伶俐, 聰敏, 聰穎, 聰慧
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	聰明
	Taiwan	聰明
	Malaysia	聰明
	Singapore	聰明
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	聰明
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	靈, 靈醒
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	精靈, 聰明
	Wuhan	聰明
	Guilin	聰明
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	聰明
	Hefei	聰明
Cantonese	Guangzhou	聰明, 醒, 醒目, 叻, 精
	Hong Kong	聰明, 醒, 醒目, 叻, 精
	Taishan	聰明, 叻, 參
	Kaiping (Chikan)	叻
	Yangjiang	伶俐, 叻
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	精, 扮𠮨
	Singapore (Guangfu)	聰明, 精, 叻, 醒目, 扮𠮨
Gan	Nanchang	精靈, 聰明
Hakka	Meixian	聰明, 機靈
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	聰明
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	聰明
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	聰明
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	聰明, 精
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	聰明, 精
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	聰明
	Kuching (Hepo)	將
Jin	Taiyuan	機靈, 聰明
Northern Min	Jian'ou	聰明
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	聰明
Southern Min	Xiamen	聰明
	Quanzhou	聰明, 骨, 骨鳥 derogatory
	Zhangzhou	聰明
	Taipei	聰明, 巧, 明白
	Singapore (Hokkien)	聰明, 𠢕, 勥, 醒目, 巧
	Manila (Hokkien)	巧, 勥, 𠢕
	Chaozhou	聰明
	Singapore (Teochew)	聰明
	Wenchang	精
	Singapore (Hainanese)	精
Wu	Suzhou	聰明
	Ningbo	聰明
	Wenzhou	靈, 聰明
Xiang	Changsha	靈泛, 聰明
	Shuangfeng	聰明

Compounds

• 叻仔
• 叻唔切
• 叻女
• 精叻
• 認叻／认叻
• 讕叻／谰叻

 

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		叻

《叻報》: Lat Pau, a discontinued Singaporean newspaper

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lè, lì (le⁴, li⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄜˋ, ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lik¹ / lak⁶
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): la̍t

  (Teochew, Peng'im): lag⁸

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lè
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lè
    • Wade–Giles: lê⁴
    • Yale: lè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leh
    • Palladius: лэ (lɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɤ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lì
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lì
    • Wade–Giles: li⁴
    • Yale: lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lih
    • Palladius: ли (li)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: lik¹ / lak⁶
    • Yale: līk / lahk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lik⁷ / lak⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lig¹ / leg⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɪk̚⁵/, /lɐk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: la̍t
    • Tâi-lô: la̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lat
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lat̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lat̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lat̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lat̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lat̚⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: lag⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: la̍k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lak̚⁴/

Definitions

叻

1. Short for 石叻 (Shílè, “Singapore”).
   • 1894, G. T. Hare, editor, A Text Book of Documentary Chinese: Selected and Designed for the Special Use of Members of the Civil Service of the Straits Settlements, volume I, Singapore, page 109:

     大英國特授叻嶼呷三州府華民政務司 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     大英国特授叻屿呷三州府华民政务司 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     Dàyīngguó tè shòu Lè Yǔ Xiā sān zhōufǔ huámín zhèngwù sī [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Compounds

• 叻埠 (Lèfù)
• 叻幣／叻币 (Lèbì)
• 石叻 (Shílè)

 

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.		叻

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lè (le⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lik¹ / lak⁶
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): lag⁸

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lè
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lè
    • Wade–Giles: lê⁴
    • Yale: lè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leh
    • Palladius: лэ (lɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: lik¹ / lak⁶
    • Yale: līk / lahk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lik⁷ / lak⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lig¹ / leg⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɪk̚⁵/, /lɐk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: lag⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: la̍k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lak̚⁴/

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

• 叻㗎
• 叻沙 (lèshā)
• 呵叻

 

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): le (le⁵／le⁰)

  (Zhuyin): ˙ㄌㄜ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: le
    • Zhuyin: ˙ㄌㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: le̊
    • Wade–Giles: lê⁵
    • Yale: le
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: .le
    • Palladius: лэ (lɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lə/

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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