lả
Pronunciation
Northern
/la̰ː˧˩˧/
Central
/laː˧˩˨/
Southern
/laː˨˩˦/
gracefully swaying
4 senses
Adjective
gracefully swaying
Verb
droop
Noun
fire (dialect)
Details
4 senses
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Details
4 senses
Adjective
Sense 1
Adjective
gracefully swaying
Properties & States
Moving up and down or side to side in a graceful and swaying manner.
vi Cô ấy bước đi với dáng vẻ thướt tha lả lướt.
en She walks with a gracefully swaying appearance.
Verb
Sense 2
Verb
droop
To bend or hang downwards weakly due to lack of strength or support.
vi Những nhành liễu lả xuống mặt hồ im lìm.
en The willow branches droop down to the quiet lake surface.
Sense 3
Verb
extremely exhausted
To be extremely tired to the point where the body feels completely weak and powerless.
vi Anh ấy mệt lả sau khi làm việc vất vả suốt cả ngày.
en He was extremely exhausted after working hard all day long.
Noun
Sense 4
Noun
fire (dialect)
A regional dialect word for fire used in the Nghệ An and Hà Tĩnh provinces.
vi Bếp lả trong nhà sàn lúc nào cũng đỏ rực.
en The fire stove in the stilt house is always glowing red.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𣳮
Candidates by syllable
lả
𣳮
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.