了了

Chinese

		to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker)	to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker)
simp. and trad. (了了)		了	了

了了

了了

(literary) intelligent; clever
- 韙曰：「小時了了，大未必佳。」文舉曰：「想君小時，必當了了。」 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
  韪曰：“小时了了，大未必佳。”文举曰：“想君小时，必当了了。” [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: Liu Yiqing (editor), A New Account of the Tales of the World, 5^th century CE
  Wěi yuē: “Xiǎoshí liǎoliǎo, dà wèibì jiā.” Wénjǔ yuē: “Xiǎng jūn xiǎoshí, bì dāng liǎoliǎo.” [Pinyin]
  Chen Wei, dismissing the story, said, "Many a clever boy failed to grow into an intelligent man." Kong Wenju replied, "I reckon that you must have been quite clever a boy once."
(Min Nan) all
這个袂使，彼个毋通，全你的意見了了。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
这个袂使，彼个毋通，全你的意见了了。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
Chit-ê bē-sái, hit-ê m̄-thang, choân lí ê ì-kiàn--liáu-liáu. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
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Synonyms of 了了

了了

(Min Nan) exhausted; completely used up
鳥鼠予貓仔掠了了矣。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
鸟鼠予猫仔掠了了矣。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
Niáu-chhí hō͘ niau-á lia̍h-liáu-liáu ah. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
The mouse was completely caught by the cat.

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