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U+53FB, 叻
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-53FB

[U+53FA]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+53FC]

Translingual

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Han character

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(Kangxi radical 30, +2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 口大尸 (RKS) or 難口大尸 (XRKS), four-corner 64027, composition )

References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 174, character 9
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3269
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 575, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+53FB

Chinese

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Glyph origin

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Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声) : semantic (mouth; colloquial) + phonetic (OC *rɯɡ).

Etymology 1

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simp. and trad.
alternative forms

rare
𬱖 rare
rare
𥌮 rare

rare
𬱖 rare
rare
𥌮 rare
𢤩 rare
 

Uncertain. Various theories exist:

  • From (MC lok, “having the talent and power of ten people”).
  • From (MC dek, “good”).
  • From (MC laewk), as in 犖犖 (MC laewk laewk, “clear; evident”), 卓犖 (MC traewk laewk, “outstanding; extraordinary”).
  • From 𥌮 (MC lek), as in 𥌮𥉶 (MC lek luwk, “to see clearly”).

Pronunciation

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Definitions

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  1. (Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) smart; clever; capable; good (at something)
    [Cantonese]  ―  keoi5 hou2 lek1 gaa3. [Jyutping]  ―  He/she is really smart.
    唱歌 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
    keoi5 coeng3 go1 hou2 lek1 gaa3. [Jyutping]
    He/she is good at singing.
  2. (Teochew) good
Synonyms
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Compounds

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Etymology 2

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simp. and trad.
叻報: Lat Pau, a discontinued Singaporean newspaper

Pronunciation

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Definitions

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  1. Short for 石叻 (Shílè, “Singapore”).

Compounds

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Etymology 3

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simp. and trad.

Pronunciation

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Definitions

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  1. Used in transcription (chiefly Southeast Asian place names transcribed into Hokkien or Teochew).
    [Teochew]  ―  ho1 lag8 [Peng'im]  ―  Khorat (alternate name of Nakhon Ratchasima)
    那空是貪瑪 [Teochew, trad.]
    那空是贪玛 [Teochew, simp.]
    na2 kong1 si6 tam1 ma2 lag8 [Peng'im]
    Nakhon Si Thammarat
      ―    ―  Đà Lạt

Compounds

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Etymology 4

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Pronunciation

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Definitions

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  1. (Internet slang) Alternative form of
    1. Used at the end of a sentence to indicate a change of state.
    2. Used at the end of a sentence to inform the beginning of an action.

Japanese

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Kanji

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(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

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  • On (unclassified): ろく (roku)りょく (ryoku)

Vietnamese

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Han character

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: Hán Nôm readings: sựt

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