懶理

简 懒理 · 繁 懶理
Cantonese · source Jyutpinglaan5 lei5

Meanings

  1. couldn't care less
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Same syllable, six tones

laanlaan1—laan2—laan3—兰laan4orchid懒laan5lazy烂laan6soft

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: lan3 li3. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

laan5 lei5

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

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verb

  1. (Cantonese) to leave alone; to ignore; to pay no heed to; to not bother

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Exact source record & identity懶理 懒理 [lan3 li3] {laan5 lei5} /couldn't care less/

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