偈
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Translingual
Han character
偈 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+9, 11 strokes, cangjie input 人日心女 (OAPV), four-corner 26227, composition ⿰亻曷)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 110, character 4
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 836
- Dae Jaweon: page 234, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 191, character 1
- Unihan data for U+5048
Chinese
Glyph origin
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 愒 | *kʰaːds, *kʰrads, *kʰrad |
| 馤 | *qaːds |
| 靄 | *qaːds, *qaːd |
| 餲 | *qraːds, *qrads, *ɡaːd, *qaːd |
| 喝 | *qraːds, *qʰoːb, *qʰaːd |
| 揭 | *kʰrads, *ked, *kʰrad, *ɡrad, *kad, *ɡad |
| 偈 | *ɡrads, *ɡrad |
| 猲 | *kʰob, *qʰaːd, *qʰad |
| 葛 | *kaːd |
| 輵 | *kaːd |
| 獦 | *klaːd, *rab |
| 渴 | *kʰaːd, *ɡrad |
| 嵑 | *kʰaːd |
| 暍 | *qʰaːd, *qad |
| 曷 | *ɡaːd |
| 褐 | *ɡaːd |
| 鶡 | *ɡaːd |
| 毼 | *ɡaːd |
| 蝎 | *ɡaːd |
| 鞨 | *ɡaːd, *ɢljad |
| 遏 | *qaːd |
| 齃 | *qaːd |
| 堨 | *qaːd |
| 擖 | *kʰreːd, *kraːd, *r'aːb |
| 楬 | *kʰraːd, *ɡrad, *ɡad |
| 朅 | *kʰrad |
| 藒 | *kʰrad |
| 竭 | *ɡrad, *ɡad |
| 碣 | *ɡrad, *ɡad |
| 羯 | *kad |
| 鍻 | *kad |
| 歇 | *qʰad |
| 蠍 | *qʰad |
| 謁 | *qad |
Etymology 1
| trad. | 偈 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 偈 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gi5
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khì
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jì
- Wade–Giles: chi4
- Yale: jì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jih
- Palladius: цзи (czi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: gai6-2 / gai6
- Yale: gái / gaih
- Cantonese Pinyin: gai6-2 / gai6
- Guangdong Romanization: gei6-2 / gei6
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/, /kɐi̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Note:
- gai6-2 - vernacular (all senses);
- gai6 - literary (reserved for Buddhist senses).
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: gai5*
- Sinological IPA (key): /kai³²⁻³²⁵/
- Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: gi5
- Sinological IPA (key): /ki²¹/
- (Putian, Xianyou)
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: gjejH
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*ɡrads/
Definitions
偈
Compounds
Etymology 2
| trad. | 偈 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 偈 | |
| alternative forms | 𢎔 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): git6
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): geh7
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiat / kia̍t
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jié
- Wade–Giles: chieh2
- Yale: jyé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jye
- Palladius: цзе (cze)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: git6
- Yale: giht
- Cantonese Pinyin: git9
- Guangdong Romanization: gid6
- Sinological IPA (key): /kiːt̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: geh7
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɛʔ⁴/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: geh7
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɛʔ²⁴/
- (Putian)
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: gjet
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*ɡrad/
Definitions
偈
Etymology 3
| trad. | 偈 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 偈 | |
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: gai2
- Yale: gái
- Cantonese Pinyin: gai2
- Guangdong Romanization: gei2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐi̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Definitions
偈 (Cantonese)
- engine (Classifier: 副 c)
- (figurative) body; health (Classifier: 副 c)
- (figurative) body; figure; build (Classifier: 副 c)
Synonyms
- (engine):
Compounds
Etymology 4
| trad. | 偈 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 偈 | |
| alternative forms | 𢎔 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jié
- Wade–Giles: chieh2
- Yale: jyé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jye
- Palladius: цзе (cze)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Definitions
偈
- Only used in 偈偈.
Etymology 5
| trad. | 偈 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 偈 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cì
- Wade–Giles: chʻi4
- Yale: chì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chih
- Palladius: ци (ci)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Definitions
偈
References
- “偈”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
- 莆田市荔城区档案馆 , editor (2022), “偈”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 101.
Japanese
Kanji
偈
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
偈 • (ge, geol) (hangeul 게, 걸, revised ge, geol, McCune–Reischauer ke, kŏl)
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Vietnamese
Han character
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