拉拉

Chinese

		to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag; to draw	to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag; to draw
simp. and trad. (拉拉)		拉	拉

Etymology

Reduplicative diminutive of the first syllable of English lesbian.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lālā

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄚ ㄌㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lālā
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄚ ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lala
    • Wade–Giles: la¹-la¹
    • Yale: lā-lā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lhalha
    • Palladius: лала (lala)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 拉拉

1. (slang) lesbian

Usage notes

Not to be confused with 拉拉人 (lālārén) or 拉拉廚 (lālāchú), which refers to Love Live! fans in ACG slang (also rendered in English as LoveLiver or LLer).

Synonyms

• (slang) 女同 (nǚtóng)
• (formal) 女同性戀者／女同性恋者 (nǚtóngxìngliànzhě)

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