來三

Chinese

to come three
trad. (來三) 來 三
simp. (来三) 来 三
alternative forms 來塞／来塞

Etymology

Folk etymology states that it originates from lassie, through Chinese Pidgin English.

Pronunciation

  • Wu
    • (Northern: Shanghai)
      • Wugniu: 6le-se1
      • MiniDict: le去 se平
      • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 3le-se1
      • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /le²² se⁴⁴/
    • (Northern: Suzhou)
      • Wugniu: 2le-se1
      • MiniDict: le平 se平
      • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /le²² se³³/

Adjective

來三

  1. (Northern Wu) OK; alright
  2. (Northern Wu) capable; competant

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 行 (“OK”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 行
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 行
Taiwan 行
Malaysia OK, 可以
Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 中
Cantonese Guangzhou 得
Hong Kong 得
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 得, 做得
Hakka Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) 做得
Southern Min Klang (Hokkien) 會使
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 得
Wu Shanghai 來三, 來事
Suzhou 來三

See also

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