哩 (lei5) — mile in Cantonese
leiˏ₅哩Mandarin Pinyin: li3
Meaning of 哩
nounmile
Example Sentences with 哩
問佢嘢佢又唔答，答嚫哩就模稜兩可
He does not answer when asked; whenever he responds, they are vague.
zouˊ²早tau2,抖，soˉ¹唆lei3.哩。
Good night, sorry.
ciˎ₄遲zo2,咗，soˉ¹唆lei3!哩！
I'm late, sorry!
mˎ₄唔goi1,該，soˉ¹唆lei3.哩。
Excuse me, sorry.
ngoˏ₅我mˎ₄唔gei˗₃記dak1,得，soˉ¹唆lei3.哩。
I forgot, sorry.
Words Containing 哩
污哩馬查wu1 li1 maa5 caa5
in chaos; in turmoil; messy; at sixes and sevens | Syn.: 七國咁亂 | [華] 亂七八糟
咖哩雞gaa3 lei1 gai1
(slang) lovebite; hickey
阿哩吉諦o1 li1 gat1 dai3
to get into a predicament
嘰哩咕嚕gi1 li1 gu1 lu1
sound of a foreign language; talk in an indistinct manner, jibber jabber
嗶哩叭啦baa1 li1 baa1 laa1
someone who talks a lot; a lot of "blah blah" [Var.] 噼嚦叭啦 , 叭哩叭啦
咕哩gu1 li1 /lei1
coolie (咕喱); manual labourers
花哩花碌faa1 li1 faa1 luk1
gaudy; showy
花哩碌faa1 li1 luk1
overly colorful, gaudy
沙哩弄銃saa4 li1 lung6 cung3
to mess around, to fiddle about; to act unwisely, to mess up a problem or situation, to act irresponsibly
英哩jing1 lei5
an English mile
咖哩gaa3 lei1
curry. (From Tamil "kari" = sauce)
葡國咖哩雞pou4 gwok3 gaa3 lei1 gai1
Portuguese curry chicken
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