咯 (kat1) — cough out (phlegm, fishbone); spit up (… in Cantonese

katˉ¹咯

Mandarin Pinyin: ka3

Meaning of 咯

nouncough out (phlegm, fishbone); spit up (blood)

nounvariant of 囉 [lo1, lo3, lo4]

nounlok3

nounfinal particle to intensify a decision that is definitive and irrevocable

noun(idiophones) 1. Sound of knocking, clucking, chuckling, etc.; (final particle) Similar as "囉"

死咯，唔見咗我嘅荷包！

Oh no! I can't find my wallet!

啲西瓜倒瓤咯！

The water melons are overly ripe (and spoilt)!

zingˍ₆淨haiˍ₆係neiˏ₅你zi˗₃至jauˏ₅有me1,咩﹐ngoˏ₅我gau˗₃夠jauˏ₅有lok˗₃咯。

You aren't the only one who have it; I too have it.

guiˍ₆攰dou˗₃到seiˊ²死lok˗₃咯。

Exhausted to death.

maaiˏ₅買diˉ¹啲saanˉ¹山zukˉ¹竹loˉ¹囉

Let's buy some mangosteens.

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