脷 (lei6) — tongue [粵] in Cantonese
leiˍ₆脷Mandarin Pinyin: li4
Meaning of 脷
nountongue [粵]
Example Sentences with 脷
佢唔單只問得好溜，講話重開口夾著脷添
Not only does he asks peculiar questions, he says things that causes embarassment.
keoiˏ₅佢gongˊ²講dakˉ¹得loeˊ²𦧲loeˊ²𦧲leiˍ₆脷。
He's slurring his speech.
tiuˎ₄條leiˍ₆脷sauˉ¹收suk1.縮。
The tongue is retracting.
neiˏ₅你jauˍ₆又zyuˉ¹豬waangˎ₄橫leiˊ²脷？
Are you speaking incorrectly again?
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日zyuˉ¹豬waangˎ₄橫leiˊ²脷。
He always speaks incorrectly.
Words Containing 脷
豬橫脷zyu1 waang4 lei6
pork pancreas
舐舐脷lem2 lem2 lei6
to lick; to lick one's lips in anticipation of eating sth. yummy
攻鼻揦脷gung1 bei6 laa2 lei6
irritates the nose; smells or tastes intensely irritating
𦧲𦧲脷loe2 loe2 lei6
slurred [speech]
開口及着脷hoi1 hau2 kap6 zoek6 lei6
variant of 開口𤜯着脷
條脷打晒纈tiu4 lei6 daa2 saai3 lit3
to be tongue-tied
鴨脷洲aap3 lei6 zau1
Ap Lei Chau (Aberdeen Island, the most densely populated island in the world)
龍脷lung4 lei2
sole -- a type of flatfish
橫脷waang4 lei6
pancreas
黐脷根ci1 lei6 gan1
to lisp
脷苔lei6 toi1
coating on tongue; fur on the tongue
揦脷laa2 lei6
spicy or salty (literally 'sting the tongue')
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