lei

(Cant.) final particle used for polite refusal

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
口 meaning component

  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

勒 sound component

  Sound component

lēi

  

bridle, rein in, strangle

Definitions

 

lei

(Cant.) final particle used for polite refusal; sentence-final particle similar to [le], but carrying a tone of approval