Why does the Chinese word for "Spicy" sound like
La (as in La-la-la)?!

The Real Meaning

In Mandarin Chinese, the character (pronounced as ) actually translates to Spicy.

The Funny Part

People from Sichuan and Hunan put là in EVERYTHING. Their pain tolerance is superhuman.

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辣 means spicy! là — fourth tone. Sichuan people put this in literally everything.