拉胯

lākuǎ
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 (slang) lame
  2. 2 disappointing
  3. 3 to drop the ball
  4. 4 underperforming

Examples

Zhè cì bǐsài wǒmen duì tài lākuǎ le.
Our team really dropped the ball in this match.
Xīn chū de shǒujī xìngnéng yǒu diǎn lākuǎ.
The new phone's performance is kind of disappointing.
Guānjiàn shíkè bié lākuǎ.
Don't choke at the critical moment.

Tips

register
Internet slang, mid-2010s onward, originally Northeastern dialect. Used about teammates, products, or yourself when something falls flat. Casual — fine in chat and among friends, off-limits in formal writing.
memory
(drag) + (hips) — picture someone whose hips drag along instead of stepping up: that's the vibe of falling short.

Stroke Order

kuà