kǎ lādictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
crispy, deep-fried (variant of 卡拉[kǎ lā])
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

卡啦 卡啦 [ka3 la1] /crispy, deep-fried (variant of 卡拉[ka3 la1])/

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Character information

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  • 卡
    kǎ

    to stop / to block / (computing) (coll.) slow / (loanword) card / CL:張|张[zhāng],片[piàn] / truck (from "car") / calorie (abbr. for 卡路里[kǎ lù lǐ]) / cassette

    qiǎ

    to block / to be stuck / to be wedged / customs station / a clip / a fastener / a checkpost / Taiwan pr. [kǎ]

  • 啦
    lā

    (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc / (phonetic) / (dialect) to chat

    la

    sentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation / particle placed after each item in a list of examples

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