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› 嚟
嚟
lai4
Mandarin: lái
Simplified: 来
verb
Cantonese
Rank #19
Cantonese
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to come
verb
Example Sentences
你幾時嚟香港?
A1
nei5
gei2
si4
lai4
hoeng1
gong2?
When are you coming to Hong Kong?
嚟呢度坐啦。
A1
lai4
ni1
dou6
co5
laa1.
Come sit here.
Other Readings
嚟
lei4
to come | # adapted from cc-cedict | used in transliteration | used as a final p
Words containing 嚟
釣高嚟賣
diu3
gou1
lei4
maai6
to play hard to get [colloquial]
監粗嚟
gaam1
cou1
lai2
act with rash and force (spoken)
過嚟
gwo3
lai4
to come over here
睇起上嚟
tai2
hei2
soeng5
lei4
seems; appears
起上嚟
hei2
soeng5
lai4
(after a verb) indicating an upward movement; (after a verb or adjective) indica
嚟唔切
lei4
m4
cit3
cannot make it; too late for sth. [Syn.] 趕唔切 , 趕唔到 [華]: 來不及
返出嚟
faan1
ceot1
lai4
to come back out [colloquial]
吊高嚟賣
diu3
gou1
lei4
maai6
picky, or want more benefits, because they suddenly become more popular | to sel
出嚟行
ceot1
lai2
hang4
to participate in triad activities | to go for a walk outdoor | to work or exper
返過嚟
faan1
gwo3
lai4
to come back over here [colloquial]
出嚟蒲
ceot1
lai4
pou4
go clubbing or nightlife
嚟講
lei4
gong2
speaking from (sb,sth)'s perspective [華]: 來說
係我嚟嘅
hai6
ngo5
lai4
ge3
it's me. In Mandarin, it is referred to as 是我來的.
定啲嚟
ding6
di1
lei4
calm down and do it slowly and steadily
拉開嚟
laai1
hoi1
lai4
to pull (a thing or person away from something else) here
由頭嚟過
jau4
tau4
lei4
gwo3
to start from scratch again; to start all over again [colloquial]
阿蟲介紹嚟
aa3
cung4
gaai3
siu6
lai4
I've been sent here (without saying the name or someone who have invited themsel
諗嚟度去
nam2
lei4
dok6
heoi3
think about this and that; to ponder
搵嚟講
wan2
lei4
gong2
empty talk; saying something (usually unwelcome criticism or comments) just for
笑起上嚟
siu3
hei2
soeng5
lai4
when one smiles
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