liao.
Indicates action completion, or more generally, perfective aspect.
Meaning & usage
Indicates action completion, or more generally, perfective aspect.
I run 4 laps liao.
You decorate the cake liao?
Marks a change in state, more or less in the same manner as the inchoative aspect (see usage notes).
It’s going to rain liao.
Reach liao, give me a call.
Marks a change in state, more or less in the same manner as the inchoative aspect (see usage notes). Used to emphasize that something has to be done now.
Go liao!
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Hokkien 了 (liáu) and Teochew 了 (liao²), with tone and spelling influenced by Mandarin 了 (liǎo) and its romanization in Hanyu Pinyin.
Meats, vegetables, and other ingredients added to an otherwise plain dish.
Where this word comes from
From Mandarin 料 (liào, “ingredients”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.