Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Sickness (bìng) La Kangxi Strokes: 14 Page 776, Entry 21 Pronounced la. According to the Tang Dynasty Rhyme Dictionary (Tangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is la. In the Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters (Shuowen), it is noted that people in the Chu region refer to the pain caused by medicinal poisoning as tong la. According to the Explanatory Encyclopedia (Boya), la means pain. According to the Dialects of the Master Yang (Fangyan), any discomfort caused by poisoning after taking or applying medicine is referred to as la in regions outside of Southern Chu. Also, according to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it has the meaning of being pungent or spicy (xinla). Also, according to the Expanded Rhyme Dictionary (Guangyun), it refers to laolao (physical exhaustion and lack of bodily coordination). Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it refers to damage or injury. It also refers to scabies. Sometimes it is written in a variant form (lai). Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced lai, with the same meaning.