"like" meaning in Chinese

See like in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lɐi̯⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
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
    Sense id: en-like-zh-noun-yrJkSCi8 Categories (other): Hong Kong Cantonese, Social media
  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/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
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-tYPVIgjG Categories (other): Cantonese Chinese, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese terms written in foreign scripts Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 5 11 12 72 Disambiguation of Chinese terms written in foreign scripts: 5 11 22 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: likey
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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        },
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          "langcode": "zh",
          "name": "Social media",
          "orig": "zh:Social media",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "like"
      ],
      "id": "en-like-zh-noun-yrJkSCi8",
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        [
          "social media",
          "social media"
        ],
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          "like",
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      ],
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      ]
    },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hong Kong Cantonese",
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        "appreciation; approval"
      ],
      "id": "en-like-zh-noun-7bMzUC3W",
      "links": [
        [
          "appreciation",
          "appreciation"
        ],
        [
          "approval",
          "approval"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Hong Kong Cantonese, figuratively) appreciation; approval"
      ],
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        "Hong-Kong",
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      ]
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    },
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      "zh_pron": "lāi"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "lei¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɐi̯⁵⁵/",
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      ],
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        "Guangzhou",
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      ]
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}

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      "zh_pron": "lāi"
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  "word": "like"
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}

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