finish

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English:

finished

+

Min nan:

了

poj:

liáu

+

Malay:

habis

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definitions

adjective

  1. gone; used up; completely spent; having none left

    2. Sorry ah boy, fish curry finish already - I give you chicken curry can anot?

    synonyms:

    habis

usage notes

Interestingly, both words in the common phrases "finish already" and "finish liao1" are technically from the same root, as they are direct translations of the Min Nan phrase 了了, liáu liáu (lit. "finished + already" or "already finished").


particles

liao

effect:

finality

—

everything is finished; there's nothing left

related:

ar ka liao don't have keng ka liao already have oredi liao1 liao2