揦脷

Chinese

		to irritate; to corrode	tongue
trad. (揦脷)		揦	脷
simp. #(揦脷)		揦	脷

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): laa² lei⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: laa² lei⁶
    • Yale: lá leih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: laa² lei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: la² léi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laː³⁵ lei̯²²/

Adjective

揦脷 (Cantonese)

1. irritant to one's tongue; burning one's tongue
2. (figuratively) expensive; unaffordable