"lai lai" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin or Hokkien. Reduplication of 來/来, Mandarin 來/来 (lái) or Hokkien 來/来 (lâi). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|cmn|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Mandarin, {{bor+|en|cmn|-}} Borrowed from Mandarin, {{bor|en|nan-hbl|-}} Hokkien, {{reduplication|zh|來#Chinese}} Reduplication of 來/来, {{der|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|來|tr=lái}} 來/来 (lái), {{der|en|nan-hbl|-}} Hokkien, {{zh-l|來|tr=lâi}} 來/来 (lâi) Head templates: {{head|en|interjection}} lai lai
  1. (Manglish, Singlish) An exclamation to express encouragement, or to precede a request. Tags: Manglish, Singlish Synonyms: come#Interjection

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