leoi5磊

Jyutpingleoi5

Yaleléuih

Definition

Open and honest, or bumpy, uneven, and heaped.

literaryopen and honest
literaryuneven, bumpy, or heaped

writtendescriptions

How it's used

While the character appears in the idiom 磊落 to describe someone with a noble and upright character, it is rarely used as a standalone adjective in daily speech. When describing uneven surfaces, speakers often prefer more common terms like 凹凸 or 唔平坦. Using this character in casual conversation can sound quite literary or even archaic.

Examples

keoi5佢fan6份jan4人hou2好，m4唔wui2會bui3背hau6後gong2講jan4人waai6壞waa2話。

He is very open and honest, he won't talk bad about people behind their backs.

ni1呢tiu4條lou6路nap1凹nap1凹，haang4行hei2起soeng5上lei4嚟hou2好m4唔fong1方bin6便。

This road is lumpy and uneven, it's very inconvenient to walk on.

Common phrases

open and honest

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with the character 壘, which is used in contexts like 壘球 for baseball or 堡壘 for fortress. Learners often mistake the visual similarity of the three stones for the three earths in the latter.