揦脷
Chinese
| to irritate; to corrode | tongue | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (揦脷) | 揦 | 脷 | |
| simp. #(揦脷) | 揦 | 脷 | |
Pronunciation
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adjective
揦脷 (Cantonese)
- irritant to one's tongue; burning one's tongue
- (figuratively) expensive; unaffordable