咧

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咧 U+54A7, 咧
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-54A7
← 咦
 		CJK Unified Ideographs 咨 →

Translingual

Han character

咧 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 口一弓弓 (RMNN), four-corner 62000, composition ⿰口列)

  1. stretched mouth, grimace, grin

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 186, character 9
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3536
  • Dae Jaweon: page 405, character 31
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 613, character 16
  • Unihan data for U+54A7

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声) : semantic 口 (“mouth; speech”) + phonetic 列 (OC *red).

Etymology 1

trad. 咧
simp. # 咧

Pronunciation

Definitions

咧

  1. To grimace

Compounds

Etymology 2

trad. 咧
simp. # 咧

Pronunciation

Definitions

咧

  1. to draw back the corners of one's mouth

Compounds

Etymology 3

trad. 咧
simp. # 咧

Pronunciation

Definitions

咧 (dialectal)

  1. Synonym of 了 (le)
  2. Synonym of 啦 (la)

Etymology 4

trad. 咧
simp. # 咧
alternative forms 在
塊／块
的
啲

See 佇咧.

Pronunciation

Definitions

咧

  1. (Southern Min) in the process of; currently (placed before the verb)
    我咧食飯。／我咧食饭。 [Taiwanese Hokkien]  ―  Góa teh chia̍h-pn̄g. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  I'm eating.
  2. (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) in; at; on (placed after verbs indicating a change of location or position)
  3. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) give something a go; give something a try
    遮囥咧就好矣。 [Hokkien, trad. and simp.]
    Chia khǹg--leh tio̍h hó--ah. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    Just put it here.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 正在 (“in the process of; currently”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 正在, 刻正
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 正在, 在
Taiwan 正在, 在
Malaysia 正在, 在
Singapore 正在, 在
Southwestern Mandarin Guilin 在
Cantonese Guangzhou 喺度, 喺處, 響度, 響處
Hong Kong 喺度, 喺處, 響度, 響處
Singapore (Guangfu) 喺度
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 當, 在該, 當在
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 當, 在該
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 當, 在該
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 當, 在該
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 當, 在該
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 正在, 在遐
Eastern Min Fuzhou 著𡅏, 𡅏
Fuqing 著𡅏
Singapore (Fuqing) 著𡅏
Southern Min Xiamen 佇咧, 咧, 當咧, 拄咧, 拄佇咧
Quanzhou 佇咧, 咧, 當咧, 拄咧, 拄佇咧
Zhangzhou 咧, 當咧, 拄咧, 當時
Tainan 佇咧, 咧, 當咧
Penang (Hokkien) 佇
Singapore (Hokkien) 佇, 佇咧
Manila (Hokkien) 佇咧, 咧
Shantou 在
Shantou (Chaoyang) 在
Singapore (Teochew) 在
Wu Shanghai 垃, 垃垃, 垃拉, 垃海, 垃該
Ningbo 來, 來的, 來該, 來當, 來東, 來勒
Wenzhou 是, 是搭

Compounds

Etymology 5

trad. 咧
simp. # 咧

Pronunciation

Definitions

咧

  1. Sentence-final particle signalling emphasis of the preceding words.
  2. Sentence-final interrogative particle used to express doubt.
    你好無？我真好。你咧？ [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
    你好无？我真好。你咧？ [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
    Lí hó--bô? Góa chin hó. Lí--leh? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    How are you? I'm well. How about you?

Descendants

  • → English: leh

Usage notes

Most commonly written as 嘞 in Mandarin.

Etymology 6

trad. 咧
simp. # 咧

Pronunciation

Definitions

咧

  1. (Tong'an Hokkien) to joke; to kid; to make a joke; to joke around
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 開玩笑 (“to kid; to joke around”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 開玩笑
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 開玩笑, 打哈哈
Taiwan 開玩笑
Singapore 開玩笑
Jilu Mandarin Tianjin 開哏
Jinan 開玩笑, 打哈哈
Central Plains Mandarin Xi'an 開玩笑
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 涮罈子
Wuhan 科心, 科德行, 鬥散放
Liuzhou 講笑
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 尋開心
Yangzhou 開心
Hefei 開心, 開玩笑
Cantonese Guangzhou 講笑
Hong Kong 講笑
Dongguan 講笑
Yangjiang 攪笑
Singapore (Guangfu) 講笑
Gan Nanchang 開玩笑
Hakka Meixian 講笑
Huizhou Jixi 講笑, 開玩笑
Jin Taiyuan 耍笑, 開玩笑
Northern Min Jian'ou 𡛴, 𡛴嬉
Eastern Min Fuzhou 講笑, 蠻笑, 做暢
Southern Min Xiamen 滾笑, 講笑, 嘩, 摽, 摽笑
Xiamen (Tong'an) 咧
Quanzhou 滾笑, 講笑, 嘩, 摽, 摽笑
Zhangzhou 滾笑, 講笑, 𠢕滾, 戲謔, 嘩, 摽, 摽笑
Zhangzhou (Changtai) 講摽笑
Taipei (Wanhua) 滾笑
Kaohsiung 耍笑
Yilan 講笑詼
Changhua (Lukang) 講笑
Taichung 講笑
Taichung (Wuqi) 講耍笑
Tainan 滾笑, 滾耍笑, 講耍笑
Taitung 講耍笑
Hsinchu 講笑
Penghu (Magong) 滾笑
Penang (Hokkien) 𠢕滾, 講笑
Singapore (Hokkien) 滾笑, 講笑, 講耍笑, 耍笑
Manila (Hokkien) 摽, 摽笑, 滾笑, 講笑
Chaozhou 呾耍笑
Shantou 呾耍
Shantou (Chenghai) 呾耍
Puning 呾耍笑, 呾相耍, 呾耍
Singapore (Teochew) 呾耍笑, 呾耍, 呾笑
Haikou 講笑
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 講笑
Wu Shanghai 尋開心, 開玩笑, 打棚, 摟白相, 話白相, 講白相
Shanghai (Chongming) 尋開心
Suzhou 尋開心, 打棚, 摟白相, 捉弄, 弄白相, 講白相, 講張
Hangzhou 尋開心
Ningbo 尋開心
Wenzhou 講笑, 講取笑
Xiang Changsha 鬥霸, 鬥放子, 講笑
Shuangfeng 鬥散放, 打豪

References

Japanese

Kanji

咧

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

  • On (unclassified): れつ (retsu)、れち (rechi)

Korean

Hanja

咧 • (ryeol) (hangeul 렬)

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Vietnamese

Han character

咧: Hán Nôm readings: lác, sẹt, liệt, sèn, xẹt

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