Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/See lai

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was DELETE. I'll transwiki it, and they can take it from there. -Splashtalk 23:51, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] See lai

Delete - See lai is not an English word, but only a slang word in Cantonese Chinese. One may argue that it is a loan word in English, but it is very seldom to be used in English texts. However, Wikipedia is not a foreign-language dictionary. Alanmak 04:30, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

  • Delete as neologism.--み使い Mitsukai 05:23, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep. The term has its place in a local culture. May possibly be renamed and expanded. — Instantnood 08:18, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete not sufficiently sourced, localized neologism. OhNoitsJamieTalk 04:42, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
    • Comment: It's not a neologism. — Instantnood 16:50, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete from Wikipedia. If sources as more than a neologism, transwiki to Wiktionary (which does accept foreign words whether or not they are loaned into English). Rossami (talk) 06:58, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
    • Comment: There's potential to expand and/or rewrite the article to make it more encyclopædic. In any case, if the decision is to delete, it should be transwikied. — Instantnood 16:50, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete because Wikipedia is not a foreign slang dictionary. Does not appear to have significant currency in English-speaking territories. Stifle 22:42, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
    • Comment: Language should not be a barrier, for Wikipedia is supposed to be an indiscriminating bank of human knowledge. — Instantnood 10:13, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
    • Comment:This seems to be a translation of an article from the Chinese wikipedia--Yuje 12:20, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep This is more than a dicdef, it conveys that the word has social implications. This is the cantonese equivalent of soccer mom and can be similarly expanded. That it's not an english word or used in english communities isn't that important. Wikipedia will document anything, not just things that have a friendly english translation. SchmuckyTheCat 15:43, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.