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嘍

简 喽 · 繁 嘍
Mandarin · pinyin lóu#

Meanings · lóu

  1. (bound form) subordinates in a gang of bandits
Mandarin · pinyin lou#

Meanings · lou

  1. (final particle equivalent to 了 le)
  2. (particle calling attention to, or mildly warning of, a situation)
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嘍
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喽
lóu · used in onomatopoetic expressions
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2 · lou2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lau1 · lau3 · lau4

Cantonese word readings for 嘍. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

  1. used in 嗹嘍／𪡏喽

character · Etymology 2

  1. used in 嘍囉／喽啰 (lóuluó)
  2. used in 吐嘍／吐喽

character · Etymology 3

  1. Alternative pronunciation of the particle 了.

character · Etymology 4

  1. used in 哈嘍／哈喽 (hālou, “Hello”)

character · Etymology 5

  1. (Cantonese) alternative form of 摟 /搂 (lau3)

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嘍 · lou2 · lou5
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source lines 23,172, 23,173
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Exact source records嘍 喽 [lou2] /(bound form) subordinates in a gang of bandits/嘍 喽 [lou5] /(final particle equivalent to 了[le5])/(particle calling attention to, or mildly warning of, a situation)/