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Chinese[edit]
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to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind
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(Cantonese) to come
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trad. (落嚟)
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落
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嚟
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simp. #(落嚟)
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落
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嚟
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Pronunciation[edit]
落嚟
- (Cantonese) to come down
- (Cantonese) to come south
當年我阿爺游水落嚟香港。 [Cantonese, trad.]
当年我阿爷游水落嚟香港。 [Cantonese, simp.]- dong1 nin4 ngo5 aa3 je4 jau4 seoi2 lok6 lai4 hoeng1 gong2. [Jyutping]
- My grandfather swam to Hong Kong from mainland China back then.
Synonyms[edit]
- (Mandarin) 下來/下来 (xiàlái)
- (Hokkien, Teochew) 落來/落来