lai5醴
Jyutpinglai5
Yaleláih
Definition
Sweet wine
writtendrink
How it's used
This character is primarily found in classical literature or specific cultural contexts rather than modern daily speech. Most speakers would use 酒 or specific names of alcoholic beverages instead of this term. It carries a refined or archaic tone that is rarely encountered in casual conversation.
Measure word
bui1杯būiExamples
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a common word, but it is highly literary and can sound unnatural or confusing if used in a standard restaurant or social setting.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
