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邋里邋遢

lā li lā tadictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
messy / slovenly / unkempt
Sources & editorial notes

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.

Source record: cd-a2244c18aac62772. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

邋裡邋遢 邋里邋遢 [la1 li5 la1 ta5] /messy/slovenly/unkempt/

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Other forms in these source records: 邋裡邋遢

  • 邋
    lā

    used in 邋遢[lā ta]

  • 里
    lǐ

    lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏|里[lǐ] / li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhèn] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lín] levels

    Lǐ

    surname Li

  • 邋
    lā

    used in 邋遢[lā ta]

  • 遢
    tā

    used in 邋遢[lā ta] / Taiwan pr. [tà]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.