# lai lai

> English word · Interjection

## Definitions
1. An exclamation to express encouragement, or to precede a request.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lai-lai