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lbussell
on Jan 21, 2024
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How different languages laugh online
I’m curious about “L” being a curse world in Cantonese. I looked it up but couldn’t find anything about this.
robjan
on Jan 21, 2024
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It's the word 撚 which means penis (lan2 which sounds more like "lun"). You can pretty much stick it between many words, much like "fucking" in English, to add emphasis.
BalinKing
on Jan 21, 2024
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I don't know for sure how accurate this is, but I'm guessing it's the first entry in this Wiktionary definition:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/L#Chinese
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sy7ar
on Jan 21, 2024
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https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%92%9A#Definitions_2
qazxcvbnm
on Jan 21, 2024
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Can corroborate the previous replies; or taking the initials of the words like `sls` is common these days
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