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Definition 2024

了了

了了

Chinese

		to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker)	to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker)
simp. and trad. (了了)		了	了

Verb

了了

to know clearly

Adjective

了了

intelligent, clever

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): liǎoliǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): liu⁵ liu⁵
Min Nan (POJ): liáu-liáu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: liǎoliǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leauleau
  - IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: liu⁵ liu⁵
  - Yale: líuh líuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: liu⁵ liu⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /liːu̯¹³ liːu̯¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liáu-liáu
  - Tâi-lô: liáu-liáu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liawliao
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liaʊ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liaʊ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liaʊ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liaʊ⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liaʊ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liaʊ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liaʊ⁴¹/