啫

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啫 U+556B, 啫
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-556B
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Translingual

Han character

啫 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 口十大日 (RJKA), composition ⿰口者)

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 201, character 12
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 1, page 636, character 4
  • Unihan data for U+556B

Chinese

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.
 啫
alternative forms 嗻
姐

Pronunciation

Definitions

啫

  1. (Cantonese) sentence final particle: only; just; simply; merely
  2. (Cantonese) Used to form critical questions.
    你琴日去咗邊啫？ [Cantonese, trad.]
    你琴日去咗边啫？ [Cantonese, simp.]
    nei5 kam4 jat6 heoi3 zo2 bin1 ze1?
    Where exactly did you go yesterday?
    你想點啫？／你想点啫？ [Cantonese]  ―  nei5 soeng2 dim2 ze1?   ―  What do you want?
  3. (Cantonese) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    好彩冇事啫。 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
    hou2 coi2 mou5 si6 ze1.
    At least nothing happened.

Synonyms

  • (only): (Mandarin) 而已 (éryǐ)

See also

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 啫 – see 脧 (“penis; to reduce”).
(This character is a variant form of 脧).

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of 啫 – see 嗜 (“to be addicted to; to indulge in; to have weakness for; to covet”).
(This character is a variant form of 嗜).

Etymology 4

simp. and trad.
 啫
alternative forms jer
ger

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From 追?”)

Pronunciation

Definitions

啫

  1. (Cantonese) to target, to annoy someone verbally
    啫住 [Cantonese]  ―  zoe1 zyu6   ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Etymology 5

simp. and trad.
 啫

Pronunciation

Definitions

啫

  1. Only used in 啫喱／啫哩 (zhělī, “jelly”).
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