可惱也

Chinese

		irritating; annoying; aggravating irritating; annoying; aggravating; infuriating	also; too
trad. (可惱也)		可惱	也
simp. (可恼也)		可恼	也
alternative forms		call lao ye

Etymology

From Yongzhou (in present day Nanning) Mandarin 可惱也／可恼也. Originally used in Cantonese opera, which was originally performed in Mandarin.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ko¹ naau¹ je¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ko² lau² yie²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ko¹ naau¹ je¹
    • Yale: kō nāau yē
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ko¹ naau¹ je¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ko¹ nao¹ yé¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɔː⁵⁵ naːu̯⁵⁵ jɛː⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ko² lau² yie²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰᵘɔ⁵⁵ lau⁵⁵ jiɛ⁵⁵/

Phrase

可惱也

1. (Cantonese) irritating; infuriating; ridiculous