花靚仔

简 花靓仔 · 繁 花靚仔
Cantonese · source Jyutpingfaa1 leng3 zai2

Meanings

  1. a young good-looking male with no talents or abilities (slang)
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Reading & tones

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Same syllable, six tones

faa花faa1flowerfaa2—化faa3to make intofaa4—faa5—faa6—
lengleng1—leng2—靓leng3beautifulleng4—leng5—leng6—

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: hua1 liang4 zai3. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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Exact source record & identity花靚仔 花靓仔 [hua1 liang4 zai3] {faa1 leng3 zai2} /a young good-looking male with no talents or abilities (slang)/

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