HKDictionary

粒 (nap1) — classifier for grainlike things (like rice, sand) or things that are small and round (pearl, bullet) in Cantonese

napˉ¹粒
Mandarin Pinyin: li4

Meaning of 粒

nounclassifier for grainlike things (like rice, sand) or things that are small and round (pearl, bullet)
noungrain; granule; pellet

Example Sentences with 粒

佢枕住健身個肌肉都係咁鬆婄,只得半粒老鼠仔咋
He has been working out for a long time, yet his muscles are still soft, with only half-developed biceps.
jatˉ¹一napˉ¹粒laiˍ₆荔ziˉ¹枝saamˉ¹三baaˊ²把foˊ²火。
A lychee carries 'three fire'.
佢琴晚冇閂窗，一醒發覺身體有四粒蚊𧕴
He didn't shut the window yesterday. When he woke up found that he had four mosquito bites.
我隻腳有三粒蚊𧕴，好有可能係因為我前日去公園。
There are three bites on my leg... it's probably because I was in the park the day before yesterday.
用個士巴拿擰實粒螺絲
Use to spanner to tighten the screw.
See more results for 粒 →

Words Containing 粒

大粒佬daai6 lap1 lou2
a rich and powerful person
黑椒牛柳粒hak1 ziu1 ngau4 lau5 lap1
black peppered steak cubes
大粒嘢daai6 lap1 je5
大人物
嫩粒粒nyun6 nap1 nap1
young and tender
大粒daai6 lap1
an important person, a bigshot
冰粒bing1 lap1
crushed ice; ice chips (for beverage ice)
字粒zi6 lap1
a keypad
千粒重cin1 lap1 zung6
mass of 1000 kernel; 1000 kernel weight
微粒mei4 lap1
speck; particle
一粒神jat1 lap1 san2
ten cents
兩粒一班loeng5 nap1 jat1 baan1
a senior police inspector [colloquial]
粒臣lap1 san4
unit of 10 Hong Kong cents (110th of a Hong Kong dollar) [colloquial]

Want to actually remember 粒?

Practice with spaced-repetition flashcards or follow our free structured Cantonese course.

Practice FlashcardsStart Learning Cantonese