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理 (lei5) — put in order; tidy up; get into shape in Cantonese

leiˏ₅理
Mandarin Pinyin: li3

Meaning of 理

nounput in order; tidy up; get into shape
nounnatural science; physics
nounpay attention to; heed; take notice of
nountexture; grain (in wood, skin, etc)
nounmanage; run; administer
nounreason; logic; truth

Example Sentences with 理

佢工作好有條理。
She is a methodical worker.
我唔理個房幾細, 求其有張床就得喇
I don't mind how small the room is as long as there is a bed inside.
gaau˗₃教zaiˊ²仔neoiˊ²女ziu˗₃要maanˍ₆慢maanˊ²慢gongˊ²講douˍ₆道lei5,理，hoiˉ¹開ngaangˍ₆硬gungˉ¹弓mˎ₄唔dakˉ¹得gaa˗₃㗎。
To teach children, one must explain the rationale; going by force won't work.
媽媽將屋企打理到井井有條一啲都唔易
It is not an easy feat for Mommy to manage the house so neat and tidy.
gaanˉ¹間zauˊ²酒dim˗₃店mouˏ₅冇leiˏ₅理jauˎ₄由gam˗₃咁pengˎ₄平gaak˗₃格，，waa6話mˎ₄唔dingˍ₆定diˉ¹啲fongˊ²房jauˏ₅有gwaiˊ²鬼。
There is no reason why the rates for this hotel is so low. Maybe there are ghosts in the rooms.
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Words Containing 理

信號處理seon3 hou6 cyu2 lei5
signal processing
機理gei1 lei5
mechanism
理髮師lei5 faat3 si1
hairdresser; barber
質量管理zat1 loeng6 gun2 lei5
quality management
物流管理mat6 lau4 gun2 lei5
logistics
理智lei5 zi3
intellect; reason; one's rational (as opposed to emotional) mind; cerebral
言之有理in4 zi1 yau5 lei5
what you say makes sense; what someone says is logical
理科學生lei5 fo1 hok6 saang1
science students
合理性hap6 lei5 sing3
rationality
懶理laan5 lei5
leave alone; ignore; pay no heed; couldn't care less; don't give a shit
合理hap6 lei5
rational; reasonable
有條理jau5 tiu4 lei5
neat and tidy; has orderliness

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