叻 (lek1 lik1 lak6) — smart; clever; competent in Cantonese

lekˉ¹叻

Mandarin Pinyin: le4

Meaning of 叻

nounsmart; clever; competent

noun聰明能幹, 出色, 有本事 | [國] 很棒

nounlek1 - Cantonese only

noun(adjective) 1. smart and clever; 2. shrewd; 3. successful; 4. Astute; 5. Competent

佢梗係唔及得你叻啦！

He is definitely not as clever as you.

妹妹，你真係好叻啊！

You're really smart, little sis!

go˗₃個gaau˗₃交yikˍ₆易zeˊ²者houˊ²好lekˉ¹叻

That trader is very clever.

ngoˏ₅我gwok˗₃國janˎ₄人houˊ²好lekˉ¹叻

Our country's people are very capable.

neiˏ₅你taiˊ²睇janˎ₄人deiˊ²地geiˊ²幾lekˉ¹叻

Look how capable others are.

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