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嘞 (laak3) — Cantonese - used to denote a changed condition or completed action, also connoting the sense of finality or certainty ("finally", "surely") in Cantonese

laak˗₃嘞
Mandarin Pinyin: lei5

Meaning of 嘞

nounCantonese - used to denote a changed condition or completed action, also connoting the sense of finality or certainty ("finally", "surely")
nounMandarin - used to denote a changed condition or completed action only, the way 了 is used.
noun(final particle) Surely

Example Sentences with 嘞

我最憎搭火車㗎嘞
I hate to ride on trains.
我畢業之後會搵工嘅嘞。
After I graduate, I will find a job.
溝啲水落去就唔會咁掯喉嘞
Add some water into it and it wouldn't taste so overpowering.
gamˉ¹今ci˗₃次neiˏ₅你houˊ²好je5,嘢，batˉ¹不gwo˗₃過haaˍ₆下ci˗₃次mouˏ₅冇gam˗₃咁houˊ²好coiˊ²彩ge˗₃嘅laa˗₃嘞！
You got away this time, but you won't be so lucky next time!
女仔小心啲唔好輕信男人講嘢就OK嘞
Girls will be all right as long as they are careful and don't believe in what the guys say.
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Words Containing 嘞

得嘞dak1 laak3
It'd surely be okay - connoting a sense of impatience, often used by second speaker after listening to repeated exhortation from first speaker
疏嘞緙so1 laak3 kwaak3
sparse
弊嘞bai6 laak3
an exclamation along the lines of "My goodness!"
闃礫緙嘞kwik1 lik1 kwaak1 laak1
various
嘀嚦嘚嘞dik1 lik1 dak1 lak1
the sound of rain hitting a roof
嘞嘞聲laak1 laak1 seng1
used to describe someone fluent in a foreign language
得㗎嘞dak1 gaa3 laak3
OK; okay; can do; will do; will suffice; enough; good enough; fine | implies no further input / work required | often used with 就, as in "就得㗎嘞" | 漢: 好了; 行了 | more often "得㗎喇"
好話嘞hou2 waa6 laak3
"Damn right I am!" ; "You can say that again!" ; "You got that right!" ; "That's correct!"
㗎嘞gaa3 laak3
final particle for making an assertion [colloquial]

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