likey

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪki/
• Rhymes: -aɪki

Verb

likey

1. (nonstandard, humorous) Alternative form of like

See also

• likee

Anagrams

• Kiely, Kiley, Kylie, kiley, kylie, ylike

Chinese

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lai¹ ki²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lai¹ ki²
    • Yale: lāi kí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lai¹ ki²
    • Guangdong Romanization: lei¹ ki²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐi̯⁵⁵ kʰiː³⁵/

Verb

likey

1. (Cantonese) to like; to be fond of; to approve of
   • 2001, Shaolin Soccer, spoken by Hung (Patrick Tse):

     我今日唔likey吖嘛，人係會變㗎嘛。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     我今日唔likey吖嘛，人系会变㗎嘛。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     ngo⁵ gam¹ jat⁶ m⁴ lai¹ ki² a¹ maa³, jan⁴ hai⁶ wui⁵ bin³ ga¹ maa³. [Jyutping]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 冇喇，你知道佢地架啦，自從個陣時唔likey你，就連我都唔多理，後來我都冇乜搵佢地喇。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     冇喇，你知道佢地架啦，自从个阵时唔likey你，就连我都唔多理，后来我都冇乜揾佢地喇。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2013, 董啟章, 體育時期（劇場版）【上學期】, page 133

     mou⁵ laa³, nei⁵ zi¹ dou³ keoi⁵ dei⁶ gaa³ laa¹, zi⁶ cung⁴ go² zan⁶ si⁴ m⁴ lai¹ ki² nei⁵, zau⁶ lin⁴ ngo⁵ dou¹ m⁴ do¹ lei⁵, hau⁶ loi⁴ ngo⁵ dou¹ mou⁵ mat¹ wan² keoi⁵ dei⁶ laa³. [Jyutping]

     Nah, you know them, since when they started hating on you, they didn't talk to me much either, so later I didn't really contact them anymore.

   • 40年後羅拔迪尼路再次提起呢句經典對白，但佢似乎就唔多likey [Cantonese, trad.]
     40年后罗拔迪尼路再次提起呢句经典对白，但佢似乎就唔多likey [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2016, 講足40年「You talkin' to me?」 迪尼路嫌粉絲煩, in 香港新浪

     40 nin⁴ hau⁶ lo⁴ bat⁶ dik⁶ nei⁴ lou⁶ zoi³ ci³ tai⁴ hei² ni¹ geoi³ ging¹ din² deoi³ baak⁶, daan⁶ keoi⁵ ci⁵ fu⁴ zau⁶ m⁴ do¹ lai¹ ki² [Jyutping]

     40 years later, Robert De Niro talks about that classic line again, but he seems like he's not a big fan of it

   • 做議員唔容易，好多人會打電話投訴呀，如果你唔即刻報警嘅話，就會有啲人又唔likey。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     做议员唔容易，好多人会打电话投诉呀，如果你唔即刻报警嘅话，就会有啲人又唔likey。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2017 March 30, 給葉榮議員的信, in 立場新聞

     zou⁶ ji⁵ jyun⁴ m⁴ jung⁴ ji⁶, hou² do¹ jan⁴ wui⁵ daa² din⁶ waa^6-2 tau⁴ sou³ aa³, jyu⁴ gwo² nei⁵ m⁴ zik¹ hak¹ bou³ ging² ge³ waa^6-2, zau⁶ wui⁵ jau⁵ di¹ jan⁴ jau⁶ m⁴ lai¹ ki². [Jyutping]

     Being a LegCo member isn't easy. Lots of people will call you to complain. If you don't call the police immediately, some people would disapprove.

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Adjective

likey

1. small