著咧

Chinese

particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with
particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer
 
draw back corners of mouth; child's cry
trad. (著咧)
simp. (着咧)
alternative forms 啰哩 Zhangzhou

Pronunciation


Adverb

著咧

  1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) already even
    著咧𤺪加班 [Hokkien, trad.]
    著咧𤺪加班 [Hokkien, simp.]
    Lâng to̍h-le̍h siān--lo͘, chiah koh kiò lâng khì ka-pan. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    People are already even tired enough, yet you still want people to work overtime.
    房間著咧家私佗落 [Hokkien, trad.]
    房间著咧家私佗落 [Hokkien, simp.]
    Pâng-keng to̍h-le̍h oe̍h sòe, lí koh bóe chiah--ni chōe ke-si lâi, beh khē le̍h tó-lo̍h? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    The room is already even limitedly small, and you just bought more furniture again, where would you place it?

Usage notes

This term functions similarly to present perfect tense in English and is, therefore, often omitted when translated.

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