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Borrowed from Hokkien 食力 (chia̍h-la̍t, “to be exhausting”), with spelling influenced by Mandarin Pinyin.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
jialat
Today it means: Sapping one’s strength; tiresome. Full definition →
Today it means: Sapping one’s strength; tiresome. Full definition →
Borrowed from Hokkien 食力 (chia̍h-la̍t, “to be exhausting”), with spelling influenced by Mandarin Pinyin.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.