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Translingual
Han character
咳 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 口卜女人 (RYVO), four-corner 60082, composition ⿰口亥)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 187, character 10
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3555
- Dae Jaweon: page 406, character 12
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 622, character 4
- Unihan data for U+54B3
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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該
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*kɯː
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垓
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*kɯː
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賅
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*kɯː
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陔
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*kɯː
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豥
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*kɯː, *ɡɯː
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荄
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*kɯː, *krɯː
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郂
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*kɯː
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姟
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*kɯː
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絯
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*kɯː, *ɡrɯːʔ
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晐
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*kɯː
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峐
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*kɯː
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侅
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*kɯː, *kʰɯː, *ɡɯːʔ, *ɡrɯːʔ
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胲
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*kɯː
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頦
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*kɯːʔ, *ɡɯː
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奒
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*kʰɯː
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輆
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*kʰɯːʔ
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欬
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*kʰɯːɡs, *qraːds
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硋
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*ŋɡɯːɡs
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閡
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*ŋɡɯːɡs
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咳
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*qʰɯː, *ɡɯː
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孩
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*ɡɯː
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亥
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*ɡɯːʔ
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劾
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*ɡɯːɡs, *kʰrɯːɡs, *ɡɯːɡ
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痎
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*krɯː
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烗
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*kʰrɯːɡs
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骸
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*ɡrɯː
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駭
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*ɡrɯːʔ
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刻
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*kʰɯːɡ
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餩
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*qɯːɡ
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核
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*ɡuːd, *ɡrɯːɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *qʰɯː, *ɡɯː) : semantic 口 + phonetic 亥 (OC *ɡɯːʔ).
Pronunciation 1
Note: koi3 - rare variant.
Note:
- kai - literary;
- ka - vernacular.
Note:
- hai6 - literary;
- ga1 - vernacular.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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咳
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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kài
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Middle Chinese
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‹ khojH ›
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Old Chinese
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/*kʰˁək-s/
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English
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cough
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Definitions
咳
- to cough
- 咳到好辛苦 [Cantonese] ― kat1 dou3 hou2 san1 fu2 ― painfully cough
- 咳出一口血來/咳出一口血来 ― ké chū yī kǒu xiě lái ― to cough up a mouthful of blood
- cough
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
咳嗽 (“to cough”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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嗽, 欬
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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咳嗽
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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咳嗽
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Taiwan
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咳嗽
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Ulanhot
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咳嗽
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Tongliao
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咳嗽
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Chifeng
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咳嗽
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Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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咳嗽
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Harbin
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咳嗽
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Shenyang
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咳嗽
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Singapore
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咳嗽
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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咳嗽
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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咳嗽
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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咳嗽
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Wanrong
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咳嗽
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Zhengzhou
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咳嗽
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Xi'an
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咳嗽
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Xining
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咳嗽
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Xuzhou
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咳嗽
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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咳嗽
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Bayanhot
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咳嗽
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Lanzhou
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咳嗽, 咳
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Ürümqi
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咳嗽
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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咳嗽
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Wuhan
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咳, 咯
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Guiyang
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咳嗽
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Kunming
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咳嗽
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Liuzhou
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咳嗽
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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咳嗽
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Yangzhou
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咳, 咳嗽
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Hefei
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咳嗽
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Huanggang
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咳
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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咳
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Hong Kong
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咳
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Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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咳嗽
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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咳嗽
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Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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咳
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Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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咳
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Macau
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咳
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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咳
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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瘕
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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咳
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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咳
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Foshan
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咳
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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咳
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Foshan (Shunde)
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咳
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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咳
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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咳
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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咳
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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咳
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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咳
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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咳
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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咳
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Taishan
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嗽
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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嗽
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Enping (Niujiang)
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咳, 嗽
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Heshan (Yayao)
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咳
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Dongguan
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咳
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Shaoguan
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咳, 咳嗽
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Yunfu
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咳瘕
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Yangjiang
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嗽, 咳嗽
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Xinyi
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咳
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Lianjiang
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咳
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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咳
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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咳嗽
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Gan
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Nanchang
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咳, 咳嗽
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Hakka
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Meixian
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咳嗽
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Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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咳嗽
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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咳
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Yudu
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咳
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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嗽, 咳嗽
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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嗽, 咳嗽
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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嗽, 咳嗽
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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嗽, 咳嗽
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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咳, 咳嗽
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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嗽, 咳嗽
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Hong Kong
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咳
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Senai (Huiyang)
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咳
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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咳嗽, 咳, 嗽
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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咳嗽
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Xinzhou
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咳嗽
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Taibus (Baochang)
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咳嗽
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Linhe
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咳嗽
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Jining
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咳嗽
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Hohhot
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咳嗽
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Baotou
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咳嗽
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Dongsheng
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咳嗽
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Haibowan
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咳嗽
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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咳嗽
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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嗽, 空嗽
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Fuzhou (Changle)
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空嗽
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Fuqing
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嗽
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Yongtai
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空嗽
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Gutian
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嗽
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Fu'an
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嗽
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Ningde
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嗽
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Shouning
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嗽
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Zhouning
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嗽
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Fuding
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嗽
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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咁嗽, 咳嗽, 嗽
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Quanzhou
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咁嗽
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Zhangzhou
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咁嗽, 咳嗽
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Yilan
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嗽, 咳嗽
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Penang (Hokkien)
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嗽, 咳嗽, 峇啅
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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咳嗽, 嗽
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Manila (Hokkien)
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嗽
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Chaozhou
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咳嗽
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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咳嗽
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Singapore (Teochew)
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咳嗽
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Leizhou
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咳嗽
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Haikou
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咳嗽
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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咳嗽
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Puxian Min
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Putian
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瘕咆
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Xianyou
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瘕咆
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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咳
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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咳
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Wu
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Shanghai
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咳嗽
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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咳嗽
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Suzhou
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咳嗽, 咳
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Wuxi
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咳嗽
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Danyang
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咳嗽
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Hangzhou
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嗆, 咳嗽
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Hangzhou (Yuhang)
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嗆, 咳嗽
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Ningbo
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嗆, 嗽, 咳嗽
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Wenzhou
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嗽, 咳嗽
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Jinhua
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咳嗽, 咳
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Jinhua (Tangxi)
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嗽
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Xiang
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Changsha
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咳嗽, 咳
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Loudi
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𠻞
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Shuangfeng
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𠻞
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Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
咳
- Used to express sorrow, remorse, or surprise.
Compounds
Pronunciation 3
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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咳
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Reading #
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2/2
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No.
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4825
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Phonetic component
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亥
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Rime group
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之
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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孩
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Old Chinese
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/*ɡɯː/
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Definitions
咳
- (of infant) to laugh; to cackle
- Alternative form of 孩 (hái, “child; infant”)
- interjection for sighing or order
- Alternative form of 閡/阂 (“to be cut off from”)
Pronunciation 4
Definitions
咳
- (Cantonese) Alternative form of 㩿 (kak1) (Used in 甩咳.)
Japanese
Kanji
咳
(Hyōgai kanji)
Readings
Etymology
From the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb せく (“to cough”).[1] Cognate with 堰 (seki, “dam”).[2][3][4]
Pronunciation
Noun
咳 • (seki)
- a cough
- 咳が出る ― seki ga deru ― I have a cough.
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Korean
Hanja
咳 • (hae) (hangeul 해)
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Tày
Particle
咳 (hợi, ới)
- Nôm form of hợi.
勸𪫆对珠斋咳𱻰- Khuyên mừa đuổi chua tai hợi nhỉ
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- Nôm form of ới.
各𫰇咳各娘- Các noọng ới các nàng
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Verb
咳 (cài)
- Nôm form of cài (“to spit out”).
𥃸欣𮓳𱐍槣𢫕芭
𲄝烺咟咳䋡删㹰- Tha hăn mọn giú ký vẻng bâư
Đang lương pác gài giầư san quéng - The silkworm was seen done with leaves on the shelves,
Its body yellow and its mouth spitting out silk to build a cocoon
References
- Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội
Vietnamese
Han character
咳: Hán Nôm readings: cay, hãy, hỡi, khái, gay, gây
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