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喇 is a phono-semantic compound that combines the mouth radical 口, which hints at sounds, speech, or vocalization, with the phonetic component 剌. In actual usage, it is almost entirely a phonetic borrowing, representing the syllable 'la' in loanwords and foreign transcriptions into Chinese. Its most common appearance is in 喇叭, the word for trumpet, horn, or loudspeaker, a meaning that matches well with the mouth radical's connection to sound. It also figures in 喇嘛 (lama), a Tibetan Buddhist monk, further demonstrating its role in transcribing religious terminology.
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喇叭声音很大。
喇嘛在寺庙里。
小孩流哈喇子了。
喇叭花很漂亮。
他穿着喇叭裤。
喇叭坏了要修理。
喇嘛诵经声音低沉。
哈喇子弄湿了枕头。
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