讕叻

See also: 谰叻

Chinese

		make a false charge	place names
trad. (讕叻)		讕	叻
simp. (谰叻)		谰	叻
alternative forms		讕嚦／谰呖 懶叻／懒叻 讕𥌮／谰𥌮

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): laan^4-2 lek¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: laan^4-2 lek¹
    • Yale: láan lēk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: laan^4-2 lek⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: lan^4-2 lég¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːn²¹⁻³⁵ lɛːk̚⁵/

Verb

讕叻

1. (Cantonese) to foolishly act in the belief that one is skilled; to show off

   佢成日喺度讕叻，但係講嘅嘢九成九都錯。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   佢成日喺度谰叻，但系讲嘅嘢九成九都错。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   keoi⁵ seng⁴ jat⁶ hai² dou⁶ laan^4-2 lek¹, daan⁶ hai⁶ gong² ge³ je⁵ gau² sing⁴ gau² dou¹ co³. [Jyutping]

   They keep acting like they're so smart, but most of what they say is wrong.