了

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: liao2
POJ: liáu
Variety: chaozhou

Peng'im: liou2
POJ: lió͘
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

verb: to finish; to end, to understand; to comprehend
了

2 candidate readings from Wiktionary — genuine Chaozhou colloquial form not yet confirmed by a speaker. Both readings are attested for this 'to finish/understand' sense; a separate Wiktionary block for the grammatical aspect-particle use of 了 attests only the liao2 reading.

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