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Translingual
Han character
咁 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 口廿一 (RTM), four-corner 64070, composition ⿰口甘)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 184, character 4
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3477
- Dae Jaweon: page 403, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 598, character 1
- Unihan data for U+5481
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声) : semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 甘 (OC *kaːm).
Etymology 1
Uncertain. Some postulate that it is the fusion of 個物 / 个物 (go3 mat6) (Cheung, 2013).
Pronunciation
Definitions
咁
- (Cantonese) so, to such an extent
做咩你咁冇腦㗎？ [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
做咩你咁冇脑㗎？ [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]- zou6 me1 nei5 gam3 mou5 nou5 gaa3?
- Why are you so stupid?
1978, “佛跳牆 [fótiàoqiáng]”, in 許冠傑, 黎彼得 (lyrics), 佛跳牆 (fótiàoqiáng), performed by 許冠傑:
佛跳牆，炆得咁鬼香，見到佛跳牆，鬼都要裝香 [Cantonese, trad.]
佛跳墙，炆得咁鬼香，见到佛跳墙，鬼都要装香 [Cantonese, simp.]- fat6 tiu3 coeng4, man1 dak1 gam3 gwai2 hoeng1, gin3 dou3-2 fat6 tiu3 coeng4, gwai2 dou1 jiu3 zong1 hoeng1
- Fotiaoqiang, stewed so darn aromatically; at the sight of fotiaoqiang, even the spirits want to burn incense
2004, “魔鬼在戀愛”, in 劉德華 (lyrics), Coffee or Tea, performed by 劉德華:
又有乜咁出奇 [Literary Cantonese, trad. and simp.]- jau6 jau5 mat1 gam3 ceot1 kei4
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
這麼 (“this; so; such (
modifies adj.)”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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如此
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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如此
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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這麼
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| Taiwan
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這麼
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| Harbin
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這麼
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| Malaysia
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這樣
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| Singapore
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這樣, 這麼
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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這麼
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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這麼
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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陣
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| Wanrong
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這麼
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| Xi'an
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這們, 陣
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| Xining
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這們
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| Xuzhou
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恁麼
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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這麼
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| Lanzhou
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這們
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| Ürümqi
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這麼
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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這們, 這麼, 嘞們
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| Wuhan
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這麼, 這樣, 這個樣子
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| Guiyang
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仲個
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| Guilin
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這樣
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| Liuzhou
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陣, 哏
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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這麼, 這樣子
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| Yangzhou
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這們
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| Nantong
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格麼
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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咁
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| Hong Kong
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咁
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| Foshan
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咁
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| Taishan
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該
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| Dongguan
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呢咁, 咁
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| Yunfu
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咁
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| Yangjiang
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果樣, 拱
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| Xinyi
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咁
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| Nanning
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咁
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| Wuzhou
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咁
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| Yulin
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咁
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
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果
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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咁
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| Penang (Guangfu)
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咁
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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咁
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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箇
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| Lichuan
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該樣
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| Pingxiang
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箇, 箇史
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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恁
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| Xingning
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恁, 咁
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| Huidong (Daling)
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恁, 咁
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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咁
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| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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咁
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| Changting
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仰
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| Wuping
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恁
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| Wuping (Pingyu)
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恁
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| Liancheng
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樣
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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恁
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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恁
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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恁
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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恁
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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恁
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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恁
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| Luchuan (Daqiao)
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咁
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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恁
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| Kuching (Hepo)
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恁
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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爾的
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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這來
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| Xinzhou
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這啦, 這麼, 這來
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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𱕇
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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只滿, 只
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| Fuqing
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者滿
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| Singapore (Fuqing)
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者滿
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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遮, 遮爾, 遮爾仔
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| Quanzhou
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拙, 拙幹
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| Jinjiang
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拙, 拙爾, 障, 障爾
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| Zhangzhou
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遮爾, 遮爾仔
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| Tainan
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遮, 遮爾, 遮爾仔
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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按呢
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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奐, 現, 喝, 遐, 遮, 拙
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| Chaozhou
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照, 照生
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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照
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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只生
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| Leizhou
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偌
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| Haikou
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只, 者
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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只何
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| Xianyou
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只何
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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更
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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搿能, 搿能介, 搿個能, 介, 實能 dated, 實個能 dated
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| Shanghai (Xinzhuang, Minhang)
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迭能
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| Shanghai (Songjiang)
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若介, 實介, 能, 能介
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| Shanghai (Chuansha, Pudong)
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迭個能
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| Shanghai (Fengxian)
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迭能
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| Shanghai (Jinshan)
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格末, 格能介, 着介
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| Shanghai (Qingpu)
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介
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| Shanghai (Jiading)
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實恁
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| Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan)
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實倫
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| Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan)
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特能, 迭能, 實能
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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能
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| Suzhou
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該實梗, 該尚, 哀實梗, 哀尚, 實梗, 尚
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| Danyang
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根
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| Hangzhou
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價套, 價, 實價套, 實價
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| Ningbo
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介
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| Wenzhou
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該恁, 恁
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| Jinhua
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帳, 格生, 格亨, 喪
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| Jinhua (Tangxi)
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絞麼
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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咯樣
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| Quanzhou
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這麼
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See also
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
咁 (Cantonese)
- Alternative form of 噉
- Alternative form of 減 / 减
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Definitions
咁
- Alternative form of 敢 (“question particle”)
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Definitions
咁
- milk
Etymology 5
For pronunciation and definitions of 咁 – see 銜 (“to hold in the mouth; to harbor; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 銜). |
Japanese
Kanji
咁
(Hyōgai kanji)
- so
Readings
Vietnamese
Han character
咁: Hán Việt readings: hàm, cam, cám
咁: Nôm readings: cam, căm
Verb
咁
- chữ Hán form of căm (“to bear resentment against”).
References