"like" meaning in Chinese

See like in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lɐi̯⁵⁵ kʰiː³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /lɐi̯⁵⁵ kʰiː³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: lai¹ ki² [Cantonese, Jyutping], lāi kí [Cantonese, Yale], lai¹ ki² [Cantonese, Pinyin], lei¹ ki² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from English like. Etymology templates: {{bor|yue|en|like}} English like Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} like
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, social media) like Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong Categories (topical): Social media
    Sense id: en-like-zh-noun-yrJkSCi8 Categories (other): Hong Kong Cantonese
  2. (Hong Kong Cantonese, figuratively) appreciation; approval Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong, figuratively
    Sense id: en-like-zh-noun-7bMzUC3W Categories (other): Hong Kong Cantonese
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 呃like, 畀like

Verb

IPA: /lɐi̯⁵⁵ kʰiː³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /lɐi̯⁵⁵ kʰiː³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: lai¹ ki² [Cantonese, Jyutping], lāi kí [Cantonese, Yale], lai¹ ki² [Cantonese, Pinyin], lei¹ ki² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from English like. Etymology templates: {{bor|yue|en|like}} English like Head templates: {{head|zh|verb}} like
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) to like Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong, Internet
    Sense id: en-like-zh-verb-0W5OiILv Categories (other): Hong Kong Cantonese
  2. (Cantonese) Alternative form of likey. Tags: Cantonese, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: likey
    Sense id: en-like-zh-verb-wRujDOAH Categories (other): Cantonese Chinese, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese terms written in foreign scripts Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 2 7 7 84 Disambiguation of Chinese terms written in foreign scripts: 3 3 22 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: likey

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      "ipa": "/lɐi̯⁵⁵ kʰiː³⁵/"
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    {
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      "ipa": "/lɐi̯⁵⁵ kʰiː³⁵/"
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