lau2嘍喽
Jyutpinglau2
Yaleláu
Definition
Used in onomatopoeic expressions.
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How it's used
This character is primarily used to replicate the sound of giggling or snickering when paired with 嘻. It captures a sense of lighthearted, perhaps slightly mischievous or dismissive, laughter. It is almost exclusively found in the reduplicated form 嘻嘻嘍嘍.
Examples
They are giggling and laughing there.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the sentence-final particle 囉, which is used to indicate a conclusion or obviousness. Using 嘍 as a sentence-final particle is incorrect and will cause confusion.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
