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		可怒也 call lao ye call now yeah call loud yeah

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