character, Wu
Used to indicate an interrogative perfective aspect.
character
Placed after each item of a list
character
Used to indicate continuation of a state or action.
character, Dungan
Marks the perfective aspect.
哩 [-]
Jyutping
lei5
Pinyin
lī
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
量詞
英哩嘅簡稱 mile
哩 [-]
Jyutping
le5
Pinyin
lī
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
助詞
指出有嘢可以印證自己嘅預料、判斷、觀察正確 used when evidence is present to confirm the speaker's predictions, judgements or observations
個肚咕咕聲打晒鼓噉,肚餓哩?
个肚咕咕声打晒鼓噉,肚饿哩?
go3 tou5 gu4 gu2 seng1 daa2 saai3 gu2 gam2, tou5 ngo6 le5? Your stomach is growling. You must be hungry, right?
咁得閒揾我,同條女散咗哩?
咁得闲揾我,同条女散咗哩?
gam3 dak1 haan4 wan2 ngo5, tung4 tiu4 neoi2 saan2 zo2 le5? You've got time to visit me. You must have broken up with your girl, haven't you?
助詞
加喺形容詞後面,用嚟認叻 added after an adjective, used for bragging
我今年考試科科攞A,威哩?
我今年考试科科攞A,威哩?
ngo5 gam1 nin2 haau2 si5 fo1 fo1 lo2 ei1, wai1 le5? I got straight A's in all subjects this year. It really was something, wasn't it?
型哩?
型哩?
jing4 le5? This is cool, isn't it?
助詞
加喺同能力、成就有關嘅句子最尾,用嚟貶低聽嘅人 added to sentences pertaining to one's ability or achievement, in order to belittle the listener
估唔到哩?
估唔到哩?
gu2 m4 dou2 le5? You didn't expect this, did you?
跑幾步就冇氣哩?
跑几步就冇气哩?
paau2 gei2 bou6 zau6 mou5 hei3 le5? You went out of breath after running for a short distance, didn't you?
助詞
堅持自己嘅睇法、決定 used to affirm one's stance, belief or decision
唔係哩,佢哋都冇出過去哩。
唔系哩,佢哋都冇出过去哩。
m4 hai6 le5, keoi5 dei6 dou1 mou5 ceot1 gwo3 heoi3 le5. No, no, they really hadn't gone out. Believe me.
"What happened to your nose?" "When I was backing my car up I went to check behind me, convinced that the car window was open, and bashed my face into it!"
I got straight A's in all subjects this year. It really was something, wasn't it?
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
只见那向阳处有几个小妖,拿些人肉巴子,一块块理着晒哩。
只見那向陽處有幾個小妖,拿些人肉巴子,一塊塊理着曬哩。
zhǐ jiàn nà xiàng yáng chù yǒu jǐ ge xiǎo yāo , ná xiē rén ròu bā zi , yī kuài kuài lǐ zhe shài li .
He saw some junior devils setting out gobbets of human flesh to dry in a sunny spot.
Mandarin
滑铁路距多朗多八十哩之遥,驱车不到两小时,该地两城孪生为加东工业重区之一。
滑鐵路距多朗多八十哩之遙,驅車不到兩小時,該地兩城孿生為加東工業重區之一。
huá tiě lù jù duō lǎng duō bā shí lǐ zhī yáo , qū chē bù dào liǎng xiǎo shí , gāi dì liǎng chéng luán shēng wéi jiā dōng gōng yè zhòng qū zhī yī .
Waterloo and Toronto are 80 miles apart; driving [between the two cities] doesn't even take two hours. The twin cities in that area form one of the industrial centres of eastern Canada.