哈喇

Chinese

Etymology 1

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (哈喇)		哈	喇
alternative forms		哈拉 哈辣 哈啦 𦤬𦤧 餀辣／𮩜辣

Borrowed from Manchu ᡥᠠᡵ (har, “having a pungent odour; malodorous”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hāla

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄚ ˙ㄌㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hāla
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄚ ˙ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: halå
    • Wade–Giles: ha¹-la⁵
    • Yale: hā-la
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ha.la
    • Palladius: хала (xala)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xä⁵⁵ lä²/

Adjective

哈喇

1. (colloquial, of foods containing fat or oil) rancid; putrid; malodorous
2. (colloquial, of an idea, figurative) useless

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 膉 (jik1)

Derived terms

• 哈喇味

 

Etymology 2

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (哈喇)		哈	喇
alternative forms		阿剌 哈剌 哈蘭／哈兰

Borrowed from Mongolian ᠠᠯᠠᠬᠤ (alaqu, “to kill”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hāla

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄚ ˙ㄌㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hāla
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄚ ˙ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: halå
    • Wade–Giles: ha¹-la⁵
    • Yale: hā-la
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ha.la
    • Palladius: хала (xala)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xä⁵⁵ lä²/

Verb

哈喇

1. (in early vernacular novels, colloquial, now obsolete) to kill; to put to death; to slaughter

Etymology 3

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (哈喇)		哈	喇

Unknown; compare Russian каламя́нка (kalamjánka, “durable linen fabric”), English calamanco (“glossy woollen cloth”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hāla, kāla

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄚ ˙ㄌㄚ, ㄎㄚ ˙ㄌㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hāla
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄚ ˙ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: halå
    • Wade–Giles: ha¹-la⁵
    • Yale: hā-la
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ha.la
    • Palladius: хала (xala)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xä⁵⁵ lä²/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāla
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄚ ˙ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kalå
    • Wade–Giles: kʻa¹-la⁵
    • Yale: kā-la
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ka.la
    • Palladius: кала (kala)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰä⁵⁵ lä²/

Noun

哈喇

1. (dated) Short for 哈喇呢 (“a kind of top-quality woollen goods produced in Russia”).

Etymology 4

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (哈喇)		哈	喇

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāla

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄚ ˙ㄌㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāla
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄚ ˙ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kalå
    • Wade–Giles: kʻa¹-la⁵
    • Yale: kā-la
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ka.la
    • Palladius: кала (kala)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰä⁵⁵ lä²/

Noun

哈喇

1. (obsolete) Alternative name for 佤 (wǎ, “Wa people; Kala people”).

Etymology 5

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (哈喇)		哈	喇
alternative forms		喀喇 哈剌

From a Mongolic language; compare Mongolian ᠬᠠᠷ᠎ᠠ (qar-a, “black”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāla

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄚ ˙ㄌㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāla
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄚ ˙ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kalå
    • Wade–Giles: kʻa¹-la⁵
    • Yale: kā-la
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ka.la
    • Palladius: кала (kala)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰä⁵⁵ lä²/

Noun

哈喇

1. (only in compounds) black

Derived terms

• 哈喇契丹

 

Etymology 6

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (哈喇)		哈	喇
alternative forms		哈拉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hālá

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄚ ㄌㄚˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hālá
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄚ ㄌㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: halá
    • Wade–Giles: ha¹-la²
    • Yale: hā-lá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hala
    • Palladius: хала (xala)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xä⁵⁵ lä³⁵/

Noun

哈喇

1. (colloquial) Short for 哈喇子 (hālázi, “dribble; drool”).