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Translingual
Han character
嘅 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 口日戈山 (RAIU) or 口竹心山 (RHPU), composition ⿰口既 or ⿰口旣)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 204, character 43
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4170
- Dae Jaweon: page 427, character 20
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 662, character 9
- Unihan data for U+5605
Chinese
Etymology 1
Etymology 2
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噶 Mainland China嘎 Mainland China既 nonstandardo既 nonstandardge nonstandard 噶 Mainland China嘎 Mainland China既 nonstandardo既 nonstandardge nonstandard個／个 Hakka
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From 個／个 (“generic classifier”).
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Pronunciation 1
Definitions
嘅 (chiefly Cantonese, Hakka)
- Possessive particle: -’s; of
- 佢哋嘅 [Cantonese] ― keoi5 dei6 ge3 ― their, theirs
- Used to link a noun, an adjective or a phrase to a noun to describe it. that; who
- 藍色嘅天空／蓝色嘅天空 [Cantonese] ― laam4 sik1 ge3 tin1 hung1 ― blue sky
去旺角嘅火車 [Cantonese, trad.]
去旺角嘅火车 [Cantonese, simp.]- heoi3 wong6 gok3 ge3 fo2 ce1
- a train that goes to Mongkok
- Used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis.
呢首歌一定啱你聽嘅。 [Cantonese, trad.]
呢首歌一定啱你听嘅。 [Cantonese, simp.]- nei1 sau2 go1 jat1 ding6 ngaam1 nei5 teng1 ge3.
- You've got to like listening to this song.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
的 (“
possessive particle”)
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
嘅 (chiefly Cantonese, Hakka)
- Used at the end of a sentence to show
- Agreement or confirmation.
件衫又真係幾靚嘅。 [Cantonese, trad.]
件衫又真系几靓嘅。 [Cantonese, simp.]- gin6 saam1 jau6 zan1 hai6 gei2 leng3 ge2.
- The shirt is actually quite pretty.
- Doubt or surprise.
點解會噉嘅？ [Cantonese, trad.]
点解会噉嘅？ [Cantonese, simp.]- dim2 gaai2 wui5 gam2 ge2?
- Why is it so?
Japanese
Kanji
嘅
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- sound of sighing
Readings
Korean
Hanja
嘅 • (gae) (hangeul 개, McCune–Reischauer kae)
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Vietnamese
Han character
嘅: Hán Nôm readings: ngấy, gáy, gấy, ngáy, ngậy
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