lai lai

interjection

An exclamation to express encouragement, or to precede a request.

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Meanings

interjection
  1. ManglishSinglishAn exclamation to express encouragement, or to precede a request.

    Synonyms: come

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionAn exclamation to express encouragement, or to precede a request.

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come

Origin

Borrowed from Mandarin or Hokkien. Reduplication of 來 /来, Mandarin 來／来 (lái) or Hokkien 來／来 (lâi).

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APA

lai lai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lai%20lai

MLA

“lai lai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lai%20lai. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lai lai,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lai%20lai.

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