character
Only used in 哈喇子 (hālázi, “saliva”) and 半喇子兒／半喇子儿 (“a half”).
喇 [－]
Jyutping
laa3
Pinyin
lǎ
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
sentence-final particle, indicating now / for now / up to now
trumpet/loudspeaker'
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
助詞
放喺句尾，標示而家事物狀態有所變更（例如夠鐘去做、就快開始、啱啱完結等等） used at the end of a sentence to emphasise a point of current relevance and to express a perceptible change of current state (e.g., time is up, something is about to begin or has just ended)
三點三喇，去食下午茶啦！
三点三喇，去食下午茶啦！
saam1 dim2 saam1 laa3, heoi3 sik6 haa6 ng5 caa4 laa1! It's 3:15 already, let's go and have afternoon tea!
今鋪我玩完喇。
今铺我玩完喇。
gam1 pou1 ngo5 waan2 jyun4 laa3. I really fucked up this time.
我做埋今日就退休喇。
我做埋今日就退休喇。
ngo5 zou6 maai4 gam1 jat6 zau6 teoi3 jau1 laa3. I will be retired after today's work.
助詞
用嚟表達自己嘅決定，通常同「都係」一齊用 used to state a decision, usually used together with 都係dou1 hai6
今日我唔返工喇，有啲唔舒服。
今日我唔返工喇，有啲唔舒服。
gam1 jat6 ngo5 m4 faan1 gung1 laa3, jau5 di1 m4 syu1 fuk6. I think I'm not going to work today. I don't feel very well.
我都係買電子書喇，實體書咁重。
我都系买电子书喇，实体书咁重。
ngo5 dou1 hai6 maai5 din6 zi2 syu1 laa3, sat6 tai2 syu1 gam3 cung5. I think I'm going to buy the e-book. A physical book is too heavy.
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嚹
Definitions (Wiktionary)
character
Only used in 喇叭 (lǎba, “trumpet; bugle”).
character
Only used in 喇嘛 (lǎma, “lama”).
character, Cantonese
Used at the end of a sentence to inform the beginning of an action.
你乖乖地坐喺度喇吓。
你乖乖地坐喺度喇吓。
nei5 gwaai1 gwaai1 dei2 co5 hai2 dou6 laa3 haa2. Sit here and behave, OK?
我走喇。
我走喇。
ngo5 zau2 laa3. I'm leaving now.
character, Cantonese
Used at the end of a sentence to indicate a change of state.
佢系大学生喇。
佢系大学生喇。
keoi5 hai6 daai6 hok6 saang1 laa3. He has become a university student / He is a university student now.
character, Cantonese
Sentence-final particle expressing surprise and suspicion.
佢系大学生喇？
佢系大学生喇？
keoi5 hai6 daai6 hok6 saang1 laa4? He has become a university student? / He is a university student now?
你走喇？
你走喇？
nei5 zau2 laa4? You are leaving?
Definitions (Unihan)
horn, bugle
lama
final particle
Cangjie Input
RDLN
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
了
Definitions (HSK3.0)
HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #489
喇 [－]
Jyutping
laa1
Pinyin
lǎ
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
(phonetic)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
(phonetic), such as in 'lama'
sentence-final particle, indicating now / for now / up to now
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
語素
組成詞語「喇嘛」嘅字 character used to form 喇嘛
語素
澳門街名入面用嘅葡文音譯用字 (讀音 laa1) character used in transliterations of Portuguese in street names in Macau, with pronunciation "laa1"
亞馬喇前地
亚马喇前地
aa3 maa5 laa1 cin4 dei6 Praça de Ferreira do Amaral
我敢打赌，在Tom Waits发掘它当幕后支援前你从来没有听说过斯特罗小提琴！无论如何，1920年代末前它采用了一个大型金属喇叭谐振器来代替木制音箱，以便它可以更好地被录音设备收音。
我敢打賭，在Tom Waits發掘它當幕後支援前你從來沒有聽說過斯特羅小提琴！無論如何，1920年代末前它採用了一個大型金屬喇叭諧振器來代替木製音箱，以便它可以更好地被錄音設備收音。
wǒ gǎn dǎ dǔ ， zài tom waits fā jué tā dāng mù hòu zhī yuán qián nǐ cóng lái méi yǒu tīng shuō guò sī tè luó xiǎo tí qín ！ wú lùn rú hé ，1920 nián dài mò qián tā cǎi yòng le yí gè dà xíng jīn shǔ lǎ ba xié zhèn qì lái dài tì mù zhì yīn xiāng ， yǐ biàn tā kě yǐ gèng hǎo dì bèi lù yīn shè bèi shōu yīn 。
I bet you'd never heard of a Stroh violin before Tom Waits dug it back up! Anyway, it used a large metal horn as its resonator instead of a wooden box so it could be picked up better by recording equipment before the late 1920s.
Mandarin
火车在快到交叉路口的时候减速、按喇叭。
火車在快到交叉路口的時候減速、按喇叭。
huǒ chē zài kuài dào jiāo chā lù kǒu de shí hou jiǎn sù 、 àn lǎ ba 。
The train slowed and blared its horn as it approached the railway crossing.