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咖哩 (gaa3 lei1) — curry. (From Tamil "kari" = sauce) in Cantonese

gaa˗₃咖leiˉ¹哩
Mandarin Pinyin: ka1 li5

Meaning of 咖哩

nouncurry. (From Tamil "kari" = sauce)

Example Sentences with 咖哩

giu˗₃叫go˗₃個gaaˉ¹咖leiˎ₄哩wuˉ¹烏dung1.冬。
Order a curry udon.
gaaˉ¹咖leiˎ₄哩mˎ₄唔laat˗₃辣ge˗₃嘅。
The curry isn't spicy.
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Characters in 咖哩

咖gaa3
used in phonetic transliteration, e.g. 咖啡 'coffee'
哩lei5
mile

Words Containing 咖哩

咖哩雞gaa3 lei1 gai1
(slang) lovebite; hickey
葡國咖哩雞pou4 gwok3 gaa3 lei1 gai1
Portuguese curry chicken
咖哩牛肉gaa3 lei1 ngau4 juk6
curry beef
咖哩粉gaa3 lei1 fan2
curry powder
咖哩魷魚gaa3 lei1 jau4 jyu2
curry squid

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