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叻

See also: 加 and 另
叻 U+53FB, 叻
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-53FB
← 叺
[U+53FA] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 叼 →
[U+53FC]

Translingual edit

Han character edit

叻 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 口大尸 (RKS) or 難口大尸 (XRKS), four-corner 64027, composition ⿰口力)

References edit

  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 174, character 9
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3269
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 575, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+53FB

Chinese edit

Glyph origin edit

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 口 (“mouth; colloquial”) + phonetic 力 (OC *rɯɡ).

Etymology 1 edit

simp. and trad.
 叻
alternative forms
 
嚦／呖
㔹 rare
頔／𬱖 rare
犖／荦 rare
𥌮 rare
嚦／呖
㔹 rare
頔／𬱖 rare
犖／荦 rare
𥌮 rare
𢤩 rare

Uncertain. Various theories exist:

  • From 㔹 (MC lok, “having the talent and power of ten people”).
  • From 頔 (MC dek, “good”).
  • From 犖 (MC laewk), as in 犖犖 (MC laewk laewk, “clear; evident”), 卓犖 (MC traewk laewk, “outstanding; extraordinary”).
  • From 𥌮 (MC lek), as in 𥌮𥉶 (MC lek luwk, “to see clearly”).

Pronunciation edit

Definitions edit

叻

  1. (Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) smart; clever; capable; good (at something)
    佢好叻㗎。 [Cantonese]  ―  keoi5 hou2 lek1 gaa3. [Jyutping]  ―  He/she is really smart.
    佢唱歌好叻㗎。 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
    keoi5 coeng3 go1 hou2 lek1 gaa3. [Jyutping]
    He/she is good at singing.
  2. (Teochew) good
Synonyms edit
Dialectal synonyms of 聰明 (“clever; intelligent; smart; bright”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 聰明, 伶俐, 聰敏, 聰穎
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 聰明, 機靈, 伶俐, 聰敏, 聰穎, 聰慧
Mandarin Beijing 聰明
Taiwan 聰明
Jinan 聰明
Xi'an 靈, 靈醒
Wuhan 聰明
Chengdu 精靈, 聰明
Guilin 聰明
Yangzhou 聰明
Hefei 聰明
Malaysia 聰明
Singapore 聰明
Cantonese Guangzhou 聰明, 醒, 醒目, 叻, 精
Hong Kong 聰明, 醒, 醒目, 叻, 精
Taishan 聰明, 叻, 參
Kaiping (Chikan) 叻
Yangjiang 伶俐, 叻
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 精, 扮𠮨
Singapore (Guangfu) 聰明, 精, 叻, 醒目, 扮𠮨
Gan Nanchang 精靈, 聰明
Hakka Meixian 聰明, 機靈
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 聰明
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 聰明
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 聰明
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 聰明, 精
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 聰明, 精
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 聰明
Kuching (Hepo) 將
Jin Taiyuan 機靈, 聰明
Northern Min Jian'ou 聰明
Eastern Min Fuzhou 聰明
Southern Min Xiamen 聰明
Quanzhou 聰明, 骨鳥 derogatory
Zhangzhou 聰明
Taipei 聰明, 巧, 明白
Singapore (Hokkien) 聰明, 𠢕, 勥, 醒目, 巧
Manila (Hokkien) 巧, 勥, 𠢕
Chaozhou 聰明
Singapore (Teochew) 聰明
Wenchang 精
Singapore (Hainanese) 精
Wu Suzhou 聰明
Ningbo 聰明
Wenzhou 靈, 聰明
Xiang Changsha 靈泛, 聰明
Shuangfeng 聰明

Compounds edit

Etymology 2 edit

simp. and trad.
 叻
 
《叻報》: Lat Pau, a discontinued Singaporean newspaper

Pronunciation edit

Definitions edit

叻

  1. Short for 石叻 (Shílè, “Singapore”).

Compounds edit

Etymology 3 edit

simp. and trad.
 叻

Pronunciation edit

Definitions edit

叻

  1. Used in transcription (chiefly Southeast Asian place names transcribed into Hokkien or Teochew).
    呵叻 [Teochew]  ―  ho1 lag8 [Peng'im]  ―  Khorat (alternate name of Nakhon Ratchasima)
    那空是貪瑪叻 [Teochew, trad.]
    那空是贪玛叻 [Teochew, simp.]
    na2 kong1 si6 tam1 ma2 lag8 [Peng'im]
    Nakhon Si Thammarat
    大叻  ―  Dàlè  ―  Đà Lạt

Compounds edit

Etymology 4 edit

Pronunciation edit

Definitions edit

叻

  1. (Internet slang) Alternative form of 了
    1. Used at the end of a sentence to indicate a change of state.
    2. Used at the end of a sentence to inform the beginning of an action.

Japanese edit

Kanji edit

叻

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings edit

  • On (unclassified): ろく (roku); りょく (ryoku)

Vietnamese edit

Han character edit

叻: Hán Nôm readings: sựt

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