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咯
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- 咯
- gē · final particle
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Mandarin tones
1 · ge1
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 15 senses · 7 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gok3 · haak3 · kat1 · lo1 · lo3 · lok3 · lok6
Cantonese word readings for 咯. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character · Etymology 1
- to expel from the throat, cough up
- Used to imitate the sound of coughing
- (Southwestern Mandarin) to talk nonsense
character · Etymology 2
- sentence-final particle indicating a change or a new situation
- (Cantonese) sentence-final particle indicating that something is obvious
character · Etymology 3
- used in 咯噠／咯哒
- sound of chickens: cluck
- sound of feet stepping on a floor: tap, click
- sound of laughter: giggle
- (especially Mainland China Hokkien) sound of swallowing: gulp, gurgle
- (Mainland China Hokkien) to take a big gulp quickly
character · Etymology 5
- only used in 吡咯 (bǐluò)
pron · Etymology 6
- (Xiang) this
character · Etymology 7
- (Xiang) so; such
character · Etymology 8
- (Xiang) this
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