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U+5566, 啦
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5566

[U+5565]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+5567]

Translingual[edit]

Han character[edit]

(Kangxi radical 30, +8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 口手卜廿 (RQYT), four-corner 60018, composition )

References[edit]

  • KangXi: not present, would follow page 196, character 26
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3882
  • Dae Jaweon: page 418, character 17
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 636, character 5
  • Unihan data for U+5566

Chinese[edit]

Glyph origin[edit]

Phono-semantic compound (形聲): semantic (mouth) + phonetic .

Etymology 1[edit]

simp. and trad.

Pronunciation[edit]


Definitions[edit]

  1. (Mandarin, colloquial) Contraction of (le a).
    1. Used at the end of a sentence to indicate a change of state with a strong emotion.
    2. Used at the end of a sentence to inform the beginning of an action with a strong emotion.

Etymology 2[edit]

simp. and trad.

Pronunciation[edit]


Definitions[edit]

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Etymology 3[edit]

simp. and trad.

Pronunciation[edit]

Definitions[edit]

  1. (Cantonese) Placed at the end of a sentence in imperatives making it sound more like a request than an order.
    [Cantonese]  ―  zau2 laa1! [Jyutping]  ―  Leave (please)!
  2. (onomatopoeia) cheering sound
Usage notes[edit]
  • Without the particle, the example is very impersonal and straightforward, whilst it is softened down with the particle .
  • The usage of this particle is usually spoken, but its written form can be used in some informal writing. With more formal settings of writing, the Mandarin particle (baa6) is used instead.
Synonyms[edit]
  • (interjection): (Mandarin) (ba)
Descendants[edit]
  • English: lah (or via Malay lah), la
  • Malay: lah
    • English: lah (or directly from Cantonese (laa1))
See also[edit]
  • (Cantonese) (laa3), (laak3)

Etymology 4[edit]

simp. and trad.

Pronunciation[edit]

Definitions[edit]

  1. (Min Nan) Placed at the end of a sentence to denote completion of an action.
  2. (Min Nan) Placed at the end of a sentence to denote dissatisfaction.
  3. (Philippine Hokkien) Sentence-final particle expressing affirmation or exclamation, similar to (ā) in Standard Mandarin.
    食飽食饱 [Philippine Hokkien]  ―  Góa chia̍h-pá--lo͘--la [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  I've eaten already, ok. / I'm full now, alright.
    Synonym:

Etymology 5[edit]

From +

Pronunciation[edit]


Definitions[edit]

(Shanghainese Wu)

  1. Placed on the end of a sentence to indicate a yes-no question.
    功課 [Shanghainese, trad.]
    功课 [Shanghainese, simp.]
    From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 310
    [kʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰv̩ʷ²¹ t͡sv̩ʷ³³ hɔ⁵⁵ la̱²¹] [IPA]
    Have you finished your homework?

Etymology 6[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]


Definitions[edit]

(Shanghainese Wu)

  1. Used to indicate a persistent questioning tone
    哪能 [Shanghainese, trad.]
    哪能 [Shanghainese, simp.]
    From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 310
    [na̱²² nəɲ⁴⁴ pe̞³⁴ la̱] [IPA]
    How do you do this?
  2. Used to indicate berating tone
    哪能糊塗 [Shanghainese, trad.]
    哪能糊涂 [Shanghainese, simp.]
    From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 310
    [nʊŋ²³ nã²² nəɲ⁴⁴ ka̱⁴⁴  ɦv̩ʷ²² d̥v̩ʷ⁵⁵ la̱²¹] [IPA]
    How are you this disordered!

Compounds[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Kanji[edit]

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings[edit]

Vietnamese[edit]

Han character[edit]

: Hán Nôm readings: lạp, láp

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