來三

Chinese
to come three
trad. (來三) 來 三
simp. (来三) 来 三
alternative forms 來事／来事

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Wu
    • (Shanghainese)
      • Wugniu: 6le-se
      • Wiktionary Romanisation: 3le-se
      • Sinological IPA (key): /le²² se⁴⁴/

Adjective

來三

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

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 行 (“OK”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 行
Mandarin Beijing 行
Taiwan 行
Luoyang 中
Cantonese Guangzhou 得
Hong Kong 得
Zhongshan Min Shaxi (Longdu) 得
Wu Shanghai 來三, 來事
Suzhou 來三
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