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  Trad Simp Mandarin Definition Days old Ver
罷了 罢了 [ba4 le5] /a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)/ 7099 1
罷了 罢了 [ba4 liao3] /a modal particle indicating (don't mind it, ok)/ 7099 1
擺了一道 摆了一道 [bai3 le5 yi1 dao4] /to play tricks on/to make a fool of/ 4576 1
棒極了 棒极了 [bang4 ji2 le5] /super/excellent/ 7031 1
笨到家了 笨到家了 [ben4 dao4 jia1 le5] /extremely stupid/ 1445 1
比不了 比不了 [bi3 bu4 liao3] /cannot compare to/to be no match for/ 2087 1
別提了 别提了 [bie2 ti2 le5] /say no more/don't bring it up/drop the subject/ 6367 1
不得了 不得了 [bu4 de2 liao3] /desperately serious/disastrous/extremely/exceedingly/ 7099 1
不乾不淨,吃了沒病 不干不净,吃了没病 [bu4 gan1 bu4 jing4 , chi1 le5 mei2 bing4] /a little dirt never killed anybody (proverb)/a couple of germs won't do you any harm/ 4227 1
不見了 不见了 [bu4 jian4 le5] /to have disappeared/to be missing/nowhere to be found/ 2582 1
不了 不了 [bu4 le5] /no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)/ 2494 1
不了了之 不了了之 [bu4 liao3 liao3 zhi1] /to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled/to end up with nothing definite/ 5097 1
不行了 不行了 [bu4 xing2 le5] /(coll.) on the point of death/dying/ 3399 1
不在了 不在了 [bu4 zai4 le5] /to be dead/to have passed away/ 6861 1
不了 不了 [[bu4liao3]] /(as a resultative verb suffix) unable to (do sth)/(pattern: {verb} + 個|个[ge5] + ~) without end; incessantly/ 853 2
草草了事 草草了事 [cao3 cao3 liao3 shi4] /to rush through the work/to get through a thing carelessly/ 5393 1
成了 成了 [cheng2 le5] /to be done/to be ready/that's enough!/that will do!/ 6182 1
成不了氣候 成不了气候 [[cheng2bu5liao3 qi4hou4]] /won't get far; unlikely to be successful/ 397 2
吃飽了飯撐的 吃饱了饭撑的 [chi1 bao3 le5 fan4 cheng1 de5] /having nothing better to do/see 吃飽撐著|吃饱撑着/ 6296 1
吃不了兜著走 吃不了兜着走 [chi1 bu5 liao3 dou1 zhe5 zou3] /lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom)/fig. you'll have to take the consequences/ 5710 1
吃了定心丸 吃了定心丸 [chi1 le5 ding4 xin1 wan2] /to feel reassured/ 6147 1
遲了 迟了 [chi2 le5] /late/ 7099 1
出了事 出了事 [chu1 le5 shi4] /sth bad happened/ 6694 1
除了 除了 [[chu2le5]] /apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他,誰也沒來|除了他,谁也没来[chu2le5 ta1, shei2 ye3 mei2 lai2] "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語,他也會法語|除了英语,他也会法语[chu2le5 Ying1yu3, ta1 ye3 hui4 Fa3yu3] "in addition to English, he also knows French")/(used to introduce one of two habitual alternatives in the pattern 除了[chu2le5] + A + 就是[jiu4shi4] + B, "either A or B")/ 430 2
吹了 吹了 [[chui1le5]] /failed; busted; to have not succeeded/to have died/to have parted company; to have chilled (of a relationship)/ 547 2
打擾了 打扰了 [da3 rao3 le5] /sorry to interrupt you, but .../sorry to have bothered you/sorry, I have to go/(slang) (coined c. 2017) used facetiously to terminate a conversation (esp. online) when the other person is being insufferable/ 2007 1
大事化小,小事化了 大事化小,小事化了 [da4 shi4 hua4 xiao3 , xiao3 shi4 hua4 liao3] /to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)/ 4047 1
大水沖了龍王廟 大水冲了龙王庙 [da4 shui3 chong1 le5 Long2 wang2 miao4] /lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)/fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person/a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other/ 2116 1
大不了 大不了 [[da4bu5liao3]] /at worst; if worst comes to worst/(usu. in the negative) serious; alarming/ 424 2
到了 到了 [dao4 liao3] /at last/finally/in the end/ 5555 1
得了 得了 [de2 le5] /all right!/that's enough!/ 5948 1
得了 得了 [de2 liao3] /(emphatically, in rhetorical questions) possible/ 5543 1
動態助詞 动态助词 [dong4 tai4 zhu4 ci2] /aspect particle, such as 著|着[zhe5], 了[le5], 過|过[guo4]/ 5753 1
都什麼年代了 都什么年代了 [dou1 shen2 me5 nian2 dai4 le5] /What decade are you living in?/That's so out-of-date!/ 5789 1
對了 对了 [dui4 le5] /Correct!/Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention)/Oh, by the way, .../ 5800 1
多了去了 多了去了 [duo1 le5 qu4 le5] /(coll.) aplenty/millions of/ 4078 1
敷衍了事 敷衍了事 [fu1 yan3 liao3 shi4] /(idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions/ 1272 1
[ga2] /phonetic ga (used in rendering Tibetan and Mongolian sounds)/Tibetan Ge: language of Buddha/(dialect) final particle similar to 了[le5] (esp. in Yunnan)/ 4729 1
嘎了 嘎了 [[ga3 le5]] /(slang) (I'm, you're) toast; so screwed; it's game over (for sb); (sth) bit the dust/ 415 2
公了 公了 [gong1 liao3] /to settle in court (opposite: 私了[si1 liao3])/ 1861 1
狗改不了吃屎 狗改不了吃屎 [gou3 gai3 bu4 liao3 chi1 shi3] /lit. a dog can't stop himself from eating shit (idiom)/fig. bad habits are hard to change/ 4840 1
過了這村沒這店 过了这村没这店 [guo4 le5 zhe4 cun1 mei2 zhe4 dian4] /past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom)/this is your last chance/ 5946 1
過了這個村就沒這個店 过了这个村就没这个店 [guo4 le5 zhe4 ge5 cun1 jiu4 mei2 zhe4 ge5 dian4] /past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom)/this is your last chance/ 2801 1
好了瘡疤忘了痛 好了疮疤忘了痛 [hao3 le5 chuang1 ba1 wang4 le5 tong4] /see 好了傷疤忘了疼|好了伤疤忘了疼[hao3 le5 shang1 ba1 wang4 le5 teng2]/ 2701 1
好了傷疤忘了疼 好了伤疤忘了疼 [hao3 le5 shang1 ba1 wang4 le5 teng2] /to forget past pains once the wound has healed (idiom)/ 4168 1
壞了 坏了 [huai4 le5] /shoot!/gosh!/oh, no!/(suffix) to the utmost/ 4426 1
黃花菜都涼了 黄花菜都凉了 [huang2 hua1 cai4 dou1 liang2 le5] /lit. the dishes are cold (idiom)/fig. to arrive late; to take one's sweet time/ 968 1
機關算盡太聰明,反算了卿卿性命 机关算尽太聪明,反算了卿卿性命 [ji1 guan1 suan4 jin4 tai4 cong1 ming5 , fan3 suan4 le5 qing1 qing1 xing4 ming4] /if one is too calculating, it will be the cause of one's own undoing (famous line in "A Dream of Red Mansions" 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4])/ 2012 1
極了 极了 [ji2 le5] /extremely/exceedingly/ 7099 1
簡單明瞭 简单明了 [jian3 dan1 ming2 liao3] /clear and simple/in simple terms/ 5869 1
撿了芝麻丟了西瓜 捡了芝麻丢了西瓜 [jian3 le5 zhi1 ma5 diu1 le5 xi1 gua1] /to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)/ 4201 1
結了 结了 [jie2 le5] /that's that; that's it; that will do/ 1310 1
就晚了 就晚了 [jiu4 wan3 le5] /then it's too late (colloquial)/ 6057 1
絕了 绝了 [jue2 le5] /(slang) awesome/dope/ 3416 1
[la5] /sentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation/particle placed after each item in a list of examples/ 5720 1
樂顛了餡 乐颠了馅 [le4 dian1 le5 xian4] /ecstatic; overjoyed/ 1290 1
[le5] /(completed action marker)/(modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)/(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/ 2503 1
了去了 了去了 [le5 qu4 le5] /(coll.) (after adjectives such as 多[duo1], 大[da4], 遠|远[yuan3], 高[gao1]) very/extremely/ 1949 1
[lei5] /sentence-final particle similar to 了[le5], but carrying a tone of approval/ 5894 1
臉都綠了 脸都绿了 [lian3 dou1 lü4 le5] /green in the face (idiom)/to look unwell/ 5551 1
涼了半截 凉了半截 [liang2 le5 ban4 jie2] /felt a chill (in one's heart)/(one's heart) sank/ 4230 1
[[liao3]] /to finish/(used with 得[de2] or 不[bu4] after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了[wang4bu5liao3] "cannot forget")/(literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无[wu2] or 不[bu4]) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least/to understand clearly (variant of 瞭|了[liao3])/ 530 2
[liao3] /(of eyes) bright/clear-sighted/to understand clearly/ 5949 1
了不得 了不得 [liao3 bu5 de5] /terrific/terrible/(after 得[de5]) very/ 1902 1
了不起 了不起 [liao3 bu5 qi3] /amazing/terrific/extraordinary/ 7099 1
了得 了得 [liao3 de5] /exceptional/outstanding/dreadful/appalling/ 4316 1
了結 了结 [liao3 jie2] /to settle/to finish/to conclude/to wind up/ 6881 1
瞭解 了解 [liao3 jie3] /to understand/to realize/to find out/ 5948 1
了解 了解 [liao3 jie3] /to understand/to realize/to find out/ 5948 1
了局 了局 [liao3 ju2] /end/conclusion/solution/ 6177 1
了了 了了 [liao3 liao3] /to realize clearly/to settle a matter/to get it over with/ 5560 1
了卻 了却 [liao3 que4] /to resolve/to settle/ 6858 1
瞭然 了然 [liao3 ran2] /to understand clearly/evident/ 5797 1
瞭如指掌 了如指掌 [liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3] /variant of 了如指掌[liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3]/ 5119 1
了如指掌 了如指掌 [liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3] /to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)/to know (a person, a place etc) inside out/ 5119 1
了若指掌 了若指掌 [liao3 ruo4 zhi3 zhang3] /see 了如指掌[liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3]/ 5119 1
瞭若指掌 了若指掌 [liao3 ruo4 zhi3 zhang3] /see 了如指掌[liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3]/ 5119 1
了事 了事 [liao3 shi4] /to dispose of a matter/to be done with it/ 6818 1
了無生趣 了无生趣 [liao3 wu2 sheng1 qu4] /to lose all interest in life (idiom)/ 3443 1
了無新意 了无新意 [liao3 wu2 xin1 yi4] /unoriginal/stereotyped/ 3932 1
了債 了债 [liao3 zhai4] /to repay one's debt/ 4155 1
了知 了知 [liao3 zhi1] /(Buddhism) to fully understand/to understand completely/ 1601 1
了此殘生 了此残生 [[liao3ci3can2sheng1]] /to live out the rest of one's life/ 805 2
了當 了当 [[liao3dang4]] /frank; outspoken/ready; settled; in order/(old) to deal with; to handle/ 846 2
了斷 了断 [[liao3duan4]] /to bring to a conclusion; to resolve (a dispute etc); to put an end to (once and for all); to break off (a relationship); to commit suicide; resolution (of a matter)/ 175 2
了卻此生 了却此生 [[liao3que4ci3sheng1]] /to live out one's life/to die/ 805 2
了然 了然 [[liao3ran2]] /to understand clearly; evident/ 845 2
了然於胸 了然于胸 [[liao3ran2yu2xiong1]] /(idiom) to be well aware; to understand clearly/ 496 2
了無 了无 [[liao3wu2]] /to completely lack; to have not even the slightest/ 832 2
[liao4] /unofficial variant of 瞭[liao4]/ 4151 1
臨了 临了 [lin2 liao3] /at the last moment/right at the end/ 2076 1
林子大了,什麼鳥都有 林子大了,什么鸟都有 [lin2 zi5 da4 le5 , shen2 me5 niao3 dou1 you3] /it takes all sorts (to make a world) (idiom)/ 3116 1
[lo5] /(final particle similar to 了[le5], indicating that sth is obvious)/ 2205 1
[lou5] /(final particle equivalent to 了[le5])/(particle calling attention to, or mildly warning of, a situation)/ 4316 1
蘿蔔快了不洗泥 萝卜快了不洗泥 [luo2 bo5 kuai4 le5 bu4 xi3 ni2] /when radishes are selling fast, one doesn't take the time to wash the soil off them (idiom)/fig. when business is booming, merchants tend to offer goods of inferior quality/ 2186 1
媽了個巴子 妈了个巴子 [ma1 le5 ge5 ba1 zi5] /fuck!/motherfucker!/fucking/ 4168 1
買了佛冷 买了佛冷 [mai3 le5 fo2 leng3] /(Internet slang) eggcorn for the song lyrics "I love Poland" that became a catchphrase in 2018/ 1992 1
賣光了 卖光了 [mai4 guang1 le5] /to be sold out/to be out of stock/ 6468 1
沒了 没了 [mei2 le5] /to be dead/not to be, or cease to exist/ 6858 1
沒sei了 没sei了 [[mei2 sei le5]] /see 沒誰了|没谁了[mei2 sei2 le5]/ 80 2
沒誰了 没谁了 [[mei2 sei2 le5]] /(coll.) nobody can beat that; extraordinary; remarkable/ 718 2
沒完沒了 没完没了 [mei2 wan2 mei2 liao3] /without end/incessantly/on and on/ 5873 1
免不了 免不了 [mian3 bu4 liao3] /unavoidable/can't be avoided/ 6694 1
明瞭 明了 [ming2 liao3] /to understand clearly/to be clear about/plain/clear/ 5869 1
明了 明了 [ming2 liao3] /to understand clearly/to be clear about/plain/clear/also written 明瞭|明了[ming2 liao3]/ 5869 1
末了 末了 [[mo4liao3]] /(coll.) final part; last bit/(coll.) in the end; finally/ 839 2
歐了 欧了 [[ou1 le5]] /(coll.) okay (loanword from "over")/ 690 2
跑得了和尚,跑不了廟 跑得了和尚,跑不了庙 [pao3 de2 liao3 he2 shang4 , pao3 bu4 liao3 miao4] /the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)/you can run this time, but you'll have to come back/I'll get you sooner or later/ 2344 1
跑了和尚,跑不了寺 跑了和尚,跑不了寺 [pao3 le5 he2 shang4 , pao3 bu4 liao3 si4] /the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)/you can run this time, but you'll have to come back/I'll get you sooner or later/ 5948 1
跑了和尚跑不了廟 跑了和尚跑不了庙 [pao3 le5 he2 shang4 pao3 bu4 liao3 miao4] /the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)/you can run this time, but you'll have to come back/I'll get you sooner or later/also written 跑得了和尚,跑不了廟|跑得了和尚,跑不了庙[pao3 de2 liao3 he2 shang4 , pao3 bu4 liao3 miao4]/ 2344 1
賠了夫人又折兵 赔了夫人又折兵 [pei2 le5 fu1 ren2 you4 zhe2 bing1] /lit. having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom)/fig. to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy/ 991 1
貧限想 贫限想 [pin2 xian4 xiang3] /(Internet slang) (wryly jocular) poverty limits my power of imagination/(fig.) flabbergasted by the antics of the wealthy/the rich live in another world/(abbr. for 貧窮限制了我的想象力|贫穷限制了我的想象力[pin2 qiong2 xian4 zhi4 le5 wo3 de5 xiang3 xiang4 li4])/ 2181 1
前緣未了 前缘未了 [qian2 yuan2 wei4 liao3] /one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)/ 4919 1
巧了 巧了 [qiao3 le5] /what a coincidence!/ 2227 1
秦吉了 秦吉了 [qin2 ji2 liao3] /mythical talking bird/mynah bird/ 6745 1
情急了 情急了 [qing2 ji2 liao3] /mythical talking bird/mynah bird/ 6745 1
饒了 饶了 [rao2 le5] /to spare/to forgive/ 5764 1
上不了檯面 上不了台面 [shang4 bu4 liao3 tai2 mian4] /better kept under the table (idiom)/not to be disclosed/too inferior to show in public/ 3937 1
上不得臺盤 上不得台盘 [[shang4bu4de2 tai2pan2]] /see 上不了臺面|上不了台面[shang4bu4liao3 tai2mian4]/ 1 2
上不了臺面 上不了台面 [[shang4bu4liao3 tai2mian4]] /too disreputable, crude or inferior to be presented publicly or taken seriously/ 1 2
上了年紀 上了年纪 [[shang4le5 nian2ji4]] /to be getting on in years; to be of the older generation/ 3 2
少不了 少不了 [shao3 bu5 liao3] /cannot do without/to be unavoidable/are bound to be many/ 6082 1
虱子多了不癢,債多了不愁 虱子多了不痒,债多了不愁 [[shi1zi5 duo1 le5 bu4 yang3, zhai4 duo1 le5 bu4 chou2]] /(lit.) when covered with lice, one doesn't feel the itching anymore, and when up to one's ears in debt, one ceases to worry about it (saying)/(fig.) to be past worrying (about sth)/ 48 2
時間不早了 时间不早了 [shi2 jian1 bu4 zao3 le5] /it's getting late; time's getting on/ 1320 1
受不了 受不了 [shou4 bu4 liao3] /unbearable/unable to endure/can't stand/ 6991 1
受得了 受得了 [[shou4de5liao3]] /to put up with; to endure/ 768 2
帥呆了 帅呆了 [shuai4 dai1 le5] /awesome/brilliant/magnificent/ 5724 1
爽歪了 爽歪了 [shuang3 wai1 le5] /(slang) awesome; amazing; too cool!; sick/ 1461 1
說白了 说白了 [shuo1 bai2 le5] /to speak frankly/ 5333 1
說了算 说了算 [shuo1 le5 suan4] /to have the final say/to be the one in charge/ 6346 1
私了 私了 [si1 liao3] /to settle privately/to solve behind closed doors/to settle out of court/ 6110 1
死不了 死不了 [si3 bu4 liao3] /Portulaca Sundial (a type of plant)/ 7099 1
死了張屠夫,不吃混毛豬 死了张屠夫,不吃混毛猪 [si3 le5 Zhang1 tu2 fu1 , bu4 chi1 hun4 mao2 zhu1] /lit. just because Zhang the butcher dies, doesn't mean we'll have to eat pork mixed with bristles (idiom)/fig. nobody is indispensable/ 1386 1
算不了 算不了 [suan4 bu4 liao3] /does not count for anything/of no account/ 4808 1
算了 算了 [suan4 le5] /let it be/let it pass/forget about it/ 7019 1
太好了 太好了 [tai4 hao3 le5] /very good/ 7099 1
天安門開了 天安门开了 [Tian1 an1 men2 kai1 le5] /pants fly is down/the barn door is open/ 4321 1
鐵了心 铁了心 [tie3 le5 xin1] /determined/unshakable/ 6051 1
聽膩了 听腻了 [ting1 ni4 le5] /fed up of hearing/ 6582 1
兔子尾巴長不了 兔子尾巴长不了 [tu4 zi5 wei3 ba5 chang2 bu5 liao3] /rabbits don't have long tails (idiom)/its days are numbered/won't last long/ 2213 1
腿了 腿了 [tui3 le5] /(Tw) (Internet slang) too late, someone posted that already (supposedly from "lag" misspelled as "leg")/ 2373 1
脫不了身 脱不了身 [tuo1 bu4 liao3 shen1] /busy and unable to get away/ 6574 1
完了 完了 [wan2 le5] /to be finished/to be done for/ruined/gone to the dogs/oh no/ 4273 1
忘不了 忘不了 [[wang4bu5liao3]] /cannot forget/ 530 2
未了 未了 [wei4 liao3] /unfinished/outstanding (business)/unfulfilled/ 6864 1
為了 为了 [[wei4le5]] /for; for the purpose of; in order to/ 837 2
我也是醉了 我也是醉了 [wo3 ye3 shi4 zui4 le5] /(Internet slang) I can't even.../Are you kidding me!/OMG!/ 3431 1
下不了臺 下不了台 [xia4 bu5 liao3 tai2] /to be unable to extricate oneself gracefully/to be put on the spot/to be embarrassed/ 3452 1
小時了了,大未必佳 小时了了,大未必佳 [xiao3 shi2 liao3 liao3 , da4 wei4 bi4 jia1] /being bright at an early age does not necessarily bring success upon growing up (proverb)/ 5136 1
歇了吧 歇了吧 [xie1 le5 ba5] /(dialect) give me a break!/forget about it!/ 3932 1
心急吃不了熱豆腐 心急吃不了热豆腐 [xin1 ji2 chi1 bu5 liao3 re4 dou4 fu5] /hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)/one just has to be patient/haste will ruin everything/ 5397 1
虛應了事 虚应了事 [xu1 ying4 liao3 shi4] /see 虛應故事|虚应故事[xu1 ying4 gu4 shi4]/ 4287 1
嚴了眼兒 严了眼儿 [yan2 le5 yan3 r5] /up to the eyeballs/full to overflowing/jampacked/ 6176 1
眼圈紅了 眼圈红了 [yan3 quan1 hong2 le5] /to be on the verge of tears/ 6148 1
要西了 要西了 [yao4 xi1 le5] /(coll.) unbearable (Shanghainese)/ 2025 1
也好不了多少 也好不了多少 [ye3 hao3 bu5 liao3 duo1 shao3] /hardly any better/just as bad/ 4315 1
一顆老鼠屎壞了一鍋湯 一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤 [yi1 ke1 lao3 shu3 shi3 huai4 le5 yi1 guo1 tang1] /lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)/fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch/ 1668 1
一顆老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥 一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅粥 [yi1 ke1 lao3 shu3 shi3 huai4 le5 yi1 guo1 zhou1] /see 一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥|一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥[yi1 li4 lao3 shu3 shi3 huai4 le5 yi1 guo1 zhou1]/ 4621 1
一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥 一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥 [yi1 li4 lao3 shu3 shi3 huai4 le5 yi1 guo1 zhou1] /lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)/fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch/ 1668 1
一目了然 一目了然 [yi1 mu4 liao3 ran2] /obvious at a glance (idiom)/ 6094 1
一目瞭然 一目了然 [yi1 mu4 liao3 ran2] /obvious at a glance (idiom)/ 6331 1
一笑了之 一笑了之 [yi1 xiao4 liao3 zhi1] /to laugh away (instead of taking seriously)/ 6276 1
一走了之 一走了之 [yi1 zou3 liao3 zhi1] /to avoid a problem by walking away from it/to quit/ 6293 1
一了百了 一了百了 [[yi1liao3-bai3liao3]] /(idiom) once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved; death ends all one's troubles/ 489 2
[yi3] /classical final particle, similar to modern 了[le5]/ 5891 1
用不了 用不了 [yong4 bu5 liao3] /to not use all of/to use less than/ 7099 1
有了 有了 [you3 le5] /I've got a solution!/to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎[you3 le5 tai1])/ 5900 1
有了胎 有了胎 [you3 le5 tai1] /pregnant/to carry a child/ 6467 1
又來了 又来了 [you4 lai2 le5] /Here we go again./ 5075 1
冤冤相報何時了 冤冤相报何时了 [yuan1 yuan1 xiang1 bao4 he2 shi2 liao3] /if revenge breeds revenge, will there ever be an end to it? (Buddhist saying)/ 5366 1
遠水不救近火 远水不救近火 [yuan3 shui3 bu4 jiu4 jin4 huo3] /see 遠水救不了近火|远水救不了近火[yuan3 shui3 jiu4 bu5 liao3 jin4 huo3]/ 4363 1
遠水救不了近火 远水救不了近火 [yuan3 shui3 jiu4 bu5 liao3 jin4 huo3] /water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here/(fig.) a slow remedy does not address the current emergency/ 2623 1
宰了 宰了 [zai3 le5] /(coll.) (typically used hyperbolically) to kill (sb)/ 1486 1
糟了 糟了 [zao1 le5] /gosh!/oh no!/darn!/ 4533 1
怎麼得了 怎么得了 [zen3 me5 de2 liao3] /how can this be?/what's to be done?/what an awful mess!/ 5597 1
怎麼了 怎么了 [zen3 me5 le5] /What's up?/What's going on?/What happened?/ 6071 1
怎一個愁字了得 怎一个愁字了得 [zen3 yi1 ge4 chou2 zi4 liao3 de2] /(last line of the poem 聲聲慢|声声慢[Sheng1 sheng1 Man4] by Song poet Li Qingzhao 李清照[Li3 Qing1 zhao4])/how can it be expressed in one word, "sorrow"?/how can words express such sadness?/ 1960 1
怎麽了 怎么了 [[zen3me5le5]] /variant of 怎麼了|怎么了[zen3me5le5]/ 401 2
褶子了 褶子了 [zhe3 zi5 le5] /to make a mess of sth/to bungle/to mismanage/ 6135 1
這還了得 这还了得 [zhe4 hai2 liao3 de2] /How dare you!/This is an outrage!/Absolutely disgraceful!/ 6560 1
知道了 知道了 [zhi1 dao4 le5] /OK!/Got it!/ 4998 1
知了 知了 [zhi1 liao3] /cicada (onom.)/ 3440 1
知了猴 知了猴 [[zhi1liao3hou2]] /(coll.) newly-emerged cicada nymph/ 464 2
直接了當 直接了当 [zhi2 jie1 liao3 dang4] /see 直截了當|直截了当[zhi2 jie2 liao3 dang4]/ 4846 1
直捷了當 直捷了当 [zhi2 jie2 liao3 dang4] /variant of 直截了當|直截了当[zhi2 jie2 liao3 dang4]/ 4846 1
直截了當 直截了当 [zhi2 jie2 liao3 dang4] /direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt/straightforward/ 4051 1
終了 终了 [zhong1 liao3] /to end/ 5596 1
煮熟的鴨子飛了 煮熟的鸭子飞了 [zhu3 shu2 de5 ya1 zi5 fei1 le5] /the cooked duck flew away (proverb)/(fig.) to let a sure thing slip through one's fingers/ 2372 1
準備好了 准备好了 [zhun3 bei4 hao3 le5] /to be ready/ 6667 1
自行了斷 自行了断 [zi4 xing2 liao3 duan4] /to take one's life/ 4180 1
[zuo3] /Cantonese particle equivalent to 了[le5] or 過|过[guo4]/ 5537 1

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