嚟 [－]

Jyutping lei4
Pinyin lí

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    由​另​一個​地方​去​你​而家身​處​嘅​地方
    to arrive; to come
    • 細佬半夜先返嚟屋企。
      细佬半夜先返嚟屋企。
      sai3 lou2 bun3 je2 sin1 faan1 lei4 uk1 kei2.
      My younger brother came back home in the midnight.
    • 你幾點嚟啊？
      你几点嚟啊？
      nei5 gei2 dim2 lei4 aa3?
      When will you come?
  2. 動詞
    迎接​某​啲​嘢​，​帶​某​啲​嘢
    to bring something
    • 嚟啦！我唔驚你。
      嚟啦！我唔惊你。
      lei4 laa1! ngo5 m4 geng1 nei5.
      Bring it on! I am not afraid of you.
    • 嚟多兩籠燒賣！
      嚟多两笼烧卖！
      lai4 do1 loeng5 lung4 siu1 maai2!
      Bring two more baskets of siu-mai please!
  3. 參看
    來
  4. 助詞
    放​喺​動​詞​短​語​之​後​，​表示​動作​／​事件​啱​啱​過​咗​去
    used after a verb phrase to indicate that an action or event has just occurred
    • 頭先落雨嚟喎。
      头先落雨嚟㖞。
      tau4 sin1 lok6 jyu5 lai4 wo3.
      It was raining just now.
    • 我呢排見過佢嚟。
      我呢排见过佢嚟。
      ngo5 ni1 paai2 gin3 gwo3 keoi5 lai4.
      I've met him recently.
  5. 助詞
    加​喺​名​詞​句句​尾​，​用途​近似​「​係​」​，​用​嚟​強調​句​中​嗰​兩​樣​嘢​（​主語​同賓語​）​係​同一​概念​或者​後​者​係​前者​嘅​描述
    used at the end of a copular sentence to emphasise that the two things in question (i.e. the subject and object) are identical, or that the latter is a description of the former; usage is similar to 係hai6
    • 佢好人嚟㗎！
      佢好人嚟㗎！
      keoi5 hou2 jan4 lai4 gaa3!
      He is a good guy!
    • 咩嚟㗎？
      咩嚟㗎？
      me1 lai4 gaa3?
      What is it?
    • 呢支酒好嘢嚟！
      呢支酒好嘢嚟！
      ni1 zi1 zau2 hou2 je5 lai4!
      This bottle of wine is good stuff!
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 來 – 来

嚟 [－]

Jyutping lai4
Pinyin lí

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    由​另​一個​地方​去​你​而家身​處​嘅​地方
    to arrive; to come
    • 細佬半夜先返嚟屋企。
      细佬半夜先返嚟屋企。
      sai3 lou2 bun3 je2 sin1 faan1 lei4 uk1 kei2.
      My younger brother came back home in the midnight.
    • 你幾點嚟啊？
      你几点嚟啊？
      nei5 gei2 dim2 lei4 aa3?
      When will you come?
  2. 動詞
    迎接​某​啲​嘢​，​帶​某​啲​嘢
    to bring something
    • 嚟啦！我唔驚你。
      嚟啦！我唔惊你。
      lei4 laa1! ngo5 m4 geng1 nei5.
      Bring it on! I am not afraid of you.
    • 嚟多兩籠燒賣！
      嚟多两笼烧卖！
      lai4 do1 loeng5 lung4 siu1 maai2!
      Bring two more baskets of siu-mai please!
  3. 參看
    來
  4. 助詞
    放​喺​動​詞​短​語​之​後​，​表示​動作​／​事件​啱​啱​過​咗​去
    used after a verb phrase to indicate that an action or event has just occurred
    • 頭先落雨嚟喎。
      头先落雨嚟㖞。
      tau4 sin1 lok6 jyu5 lai4 wo3.
      It was raining just now.
    • 我呢排見過佢嚟。
      我呢排见过佢嚟。
      ngo5 ni1 paai2 gin3 gwo3 keoi5 lai4.
      I've met him recently.
  5. 助詞
    加​喺​名​詞​句句​尾​，​用途​近似​「​係​」​，​用​嚟​強調​句​中​嗰​兩​樣​嘢​（​主語​同賓語​）​係​同一​概念​或者​後​者​係​前者​嘅​描述
    used at the end of a copular sentence to emphasise that the two things in question (i.e. the subject and object) are identical, or that the latter is a description of the former; usage is similar to 係hai6
    • 佢好人嚟㗎！
      佢好人嚟㗎！
      keoi5 hou2 jan4 lai4 gaa3!
      He is a good guy!
    • 咩嚟㗎？
      咩嚟㗎？
      me1 lai4 gaa3?
      What is it?
    • 呢支酒好嘢嚟！
      呢支酒好嘢嚟！
      ni1 zi1 zau2 hou2 je5 lai4!
      This bottle of wine is good stuff!
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, Cantonese
    Used to emphasize that the identity of the subject is the object
    • 邊個嚟㗎？
      边个嚟㗎？
      bin1 go3 lai4 gaa3?
      Who is this?
    • 咩嚟？
      咩嚟？
      me1 lai4?
      (highly informal) What's that?
    • 呢只系狗嚟嘅。
      呢只系狗嚟嘅。
      ne1 zek3 hai6 gau2 lai4 ge3.
      This is a dog.
    • 貓嚟㗎。
      猫嚟㗎。
      maau1 lai4 gaa3.
      It's a cat.
    • 佢工程师嚟㗎。
      佢工程师嚟㗎。
      keoi5 gung1 cing4 si1 lai4 gaa3.
      They are an engineer.
    • 如果问我社工系咩嚟，我会觉得好似一个“补给站”。
      如果问我社工系咩嚟，我会觉得好似一个“补给站”。
      jyu4 gwo2 man6 ngo5 se5 gung1 hai6 me1 lai4, ngo5 wui5 gok3 dak1 hou2 ci5 jat1 go3 “bou2 kap1 zaam6”.
      If you ask me what a social worker is, I would think it is like a depot.
  2. character, Cantonese
    to bring
    • 嚟多一碗叉烧饭。
      嚟多一碗叉烧饭。
      lai4 do1 jat1 wun2 caa1 siu1 faan6.
      Bring me another bowl of rice with barbecue pork.
  3. character, Cantonese
    Used before a verb to express volition.
    • 等我嚟做啦。
      等我嚟做啦。
      dang2 ngo5 lai4 zou6 laa1.
      Wait for me to do it.
  4. character, Cantonese
    to come; to arrive
    • 我想嚟探你。
      我想嚟探你。
      ngo5 soeng2 lai4 taam3 nei5.
      I'd like to come and visit you.
  5. character, Cantonese
    Used to indicate that an event has just occurred
    • 你睇完戏嚟呀？
      你睇完戏嚟呀？
      nei5 tai2 jyun4 hei3 lai4 aa4?
      Did you just watch a movie?
    • 你去边处黎
      你去边处黎
      nei5 heoi3 bin1 cyu3 lai4
      Where have you been?
  6. character, Cantonese
    to; for (expresses purpose)
    • 我买咗啲鸡蛋嚟整蛋挞。
      我买咗啲鸡蛋嚟整蛋挞。
      ngo5 maai5 zo2 di1 gai1 daan2 lai4 zing2 daan6 taat1.
      I bought some eggs to make egg tarts.
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. (Cant.) to come, arrive
  2. Cangjie Input
    RHHE

嚟 [－]

Jyutping lai2
Pinyin lí

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    嚟​料​；​嚟​lai4​ ​嘅​特​別​讀​法​，​指有​啲​古怪​嘅​事​發​生
    to have a somewhat strange event occur; special reading of 嚟lai4
    • 佢又嚟喇。
      佢又嚟喇。
      keoi5 jau6 lai2 laa3.
      It's him again.

嚟 [－]

Jyutping lei4
Pinyin lì

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. used in transliteration/to come/used as a final particle to add emphasis

嚟 [－]

Jyutping lai2
Pinyin lì

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. used in transliteration/to come/used as a final particle to add emphasis

嚟 [－]

Jyutping lai4
Pinyin lì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. used in transliteration
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. coming; to come (Cantonese)
  2. used in transliteration/to come/used as a final particle to add emphasis
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    有人喺呢本书到搣咗两页落嚟。
    有人喺呢本書到搣咗兩頁落嚟。
    jau5 jan4 hai2 nei4 bun2 syu1 dou3 mit1 zo2 loeng5 jip6 lok6 lai4 。
    • Someone has torn two pages out of this book.
  2. Cantonese
    佢系边度嚟嘅人？
    佢係邊度嚟嘅人？
    keoi5 hai6 bin1 dou6 lai4 ge3 jan4 ？
    • Where does he come from?
    • Where is he from?
  3. Cantonese
    佢由杭州嚟㗎。
    佢由杭州嚟㗎。
    keoi5 jau4 hong4 zau1 lai4 gaa3 。
    • He comes from Hangzhou.
  4. Cantonese
    人人生而自由,喺尊严同权利上一律平等。佢地有理性同良心,并且应该以兄弟关系嘅精神嚟互相对待。
    人人生而自由,喺尊嚴同權利上一律平等。佢地有理性同良心,並且應該以兄弟關係嘅精神嚟互相對待。
    jan4 jan4 sang1 ji4 zi6 jau4 , hai2 zyun1 jim4 tung4 kyun4 lei6 soeng5 jat1 leot6 ping4 dang2 。 keoi5 dei6 jau5 lei5 sing3 tung4 loeng4 sam1 , bing6 ce2 jing1 goi1 ji5 hing1 dai6 gwaan1 hai6 ge3 zing1 san4 lai4 wu6 soeng1 deoi3 doi6 。
    • All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
    • All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and must behave one another in the spirit of brotherhood.
  5. Cantonese
    呢个乜野嚟㗎。
    呢個乜野嚟㗎。
    nei4 go3 me1 je5 lai4 gaa3 。
    • What is that?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢成个礼拜冇食过嘢，净系靠盐水嚟吊命。
    佢成個禮拜冇食過嘢，淨係靠鹽水嚟吊命。
    keoi5 seng4 go3 lai5 baai3 mou5 sik6 gwo3 je5, zing6 hai6 kaau3 jim4 seoi2 lei4 diu3 meng6.
    • He hasn't eaten anything for a week; his entire life depended on an IV drip.
  2. Cantonese
    我通咗两晚顶，仲未赶好晒啲稿，而家靠咖啡嚟吊命。
    我通咗兩晚頂，仲未趕好晒啲稿，而家靠咖啡嚟吊命。
    ngo5 tung1 zo2 loeng5 maan5 deng2, zung6 mei6 gon2 hou2 saai3 di1 gou2, ji4 gaa1 kaau3 gaa3 fe1 lei4 diu3 meng6.
    • After pulling two all-nighters, I still haven't finished writing my articles. Coffee is now my only source of energy.
  3. Cantonese
    佢会唔会嚟呢，呢层我唔太清楚。
    佢會唔會嚟呢，呢層我唔太清楚。
    keoi5 wui5 m4 wui5 lai4 ne1, ni1 cang4 ngo5 m4 taai3 cing1 co2.
    • 他會不會來呢，這個我不太清楚。
    • Um, I'm not quite sure if he will come.
  4. Cantonese
    报得名嘅人，我都预咗嚟㗎喇。
    報得名嘅人，我都預咗嚟㗎喇。
    bou3 dak1 meng2 ge3 jan4, ngo5 dou1 jyu6 zo2 lai4 gaa3 laa3.
    • For people who have gone so far as to have registered. I will expect them to come.
  5. Cantonese
    一句得埋嚟
    一句得埋嚟
    • X
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    攞个屎忽腯埋嚟
    攞個屎忽腯埋嚟
  2. Cantonese
    成龙电影其中一个特征，就系喺片尾时会播返啲NG出嚟。
    成龍電影其中一個特徵，就係喺片尾時會播返啲NG出嚟。
  3. Cantonese
    听日有个重要deadline，但啲嘢仲未开始做，睇嚟可以准备定喺公司过夜。
    聽日有個重要deadline，但啲嘢仲未開始做，睇嚟可以準備定喺公司過夜。
  4. Cantonese
    今次去日本冇买嘢，啲现金净系爱嚟买车飞同食饭。
    今次去日本冇買嘢，啲現金淨係愛嚟買車飛同食飯。
  5. Cantonese
    得𠮶四个人嚟踢波，我哋踢半场算啦。
    得嗰四個人嚟踢波，我哋踢半場算啦。
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    佢到底系咩人嚟㗎？
    佢到底系咩人嚟㗎？
    keoi5 dou3 dai2 hai6 me1 jan4 lai4 gaa3?
    • Exactly what kind of person is he?
  2. Cantonese
    𠮶个人系边个嚟㗎？
    嗰个人系边个嚟㗎？
    go2 go3 jan2 hai6 bin1 go3 lai4 gaa3?
    • Who is that person?
  3. Cantonese
    入嚟坐啦！
    入嚟坐啦！
    jap6 lai4 co5 laa1!
    • Come in and sit!
  4. Cantonese
    呢只系公定系乸嚟㗎？
    呢只系公定系乸嚟㗎？
    nei1 zek3 hai6 gung1 ding6 hai6 naa2 lai4 gaa3?
    • Is this male or female?
  5. Cantonese
    Pass个波过嚟。
    Pass個波過嚟。
    Pass go3 bo1 gwo3 lai4.
    • Pass the ball over here!