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Translingual
Han character
倆 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+8, 10 strokes, cangjie input 人一中月 (OMLB), four-corner 21227, composition ⿰亻兩)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 107, character 9
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 751
- Dae Jaweon: page 227, character 19
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 172, character 6
- Unihan data for U+5006
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 倆
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*raŋʔ
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| 兩
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*raŋʔ, *raŋs
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| 脼
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*raŋʔ
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| 緉
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*raŋʔ, *raŋs
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| 蜽
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*raŋʔ
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| 魎
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*raŋʔ
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| 輛
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*raŋs
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *raŋʔ) : semantic 亻 + phonetic 兩 (OC *raŋʔ, *raŋs).
Etymology 1
Contraction of 兩個 (liǎngge, “two + classifier”).
Pronunciation
Definitions
倆
- (colloquial) functioning as 兩 (“two”) + an implied classifier: two; pair; couple; both
- 倆魚／俩鱼 ― liǎ yú ― two fish
- 姐妹倆／姐妹俩 ― jiěmèi liǎ ― the two sisters
我問他那個事情、你告訴人家沒有、他前仰兒後合的、直瞪着倆眼睛、一聲兒不言語。 [Beijing Mandarin, trad.]
我问他那个事情、你告诉人家没有、他前仰儿后合的、直瞪着俩眼睛、一声儿不言语。 [Beijing Mandarin, simp.]- From: 1886, Thomas Francis Wade and Walter Caine Hillier, 《語言自邇集》, The Hundred Lessons, lesson XLIV
- Wǒ wèn tā nèige shìqing, nǐ gàosu rénjia méiyǒu, tā qiányǎngrhòuhé de, zhí dèngzhe liǎ yǎnjing, yī shēngr bù yányu.
- I asked him if he had given the orders I desired, and he stared straight at me , heeling and lurching to and fro, without answering a word.
- (colloquial, chiefly Mainland China) a few; some
有那麼倆臭子兒還真以為有多了不起啊？ [dialectal Mandarin, trad.]
有那么俩臭子儿还真以为有多了不起啊？ [dialectal Mandarin, simp.]- Yǒu nènme liǎ chòu zǐr hái zhēn yǐwéi yǒu duó liǎobùqǐ a?
- They've only got a bit of money and they really think they're somebody?
Usage notes
倆／俩 is not followed by any classifier.
Related terms
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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倆
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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8053
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Phonetic
component
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兩
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Rime
group
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陽
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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Old
Chinese
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/*raŋʔ/
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Definitions
倆
- Only used in 伎倆／伎俩 (jìliǎng).
Japanese
Kanji
倆
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
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Readings
Compounds
Korean
Hanja
倆 (eum 량 (ryang))
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Vietnamese
Han character
倆: Hán Nôm readings: lưỡng, lạng
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