在丄

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Chinese

to be at on
simp. and trad.
(在丄)
alternative forms 垃浪
辣浪
勒浪
拉浪
啦浪

Etymology

Modern pronunciations resulted from lenition of (MC dzojX|dzojH) and (MC dzyangX|dzyangH), and then optional glottalization of .

Pronunciation


Verb

在丄 (Northern Wu)

  1. to be at, to be in
    在丄 [Suzhounese, trad.]
    在丄 [Suzhounese, simp.]
    3pen 1syu 3sia 0leq-laon0 [Wugniu]
    Written in this book.

Preposition

在丄 (Northern Wu)

  1. at, in

Synonyms

  • (at):

Adverb

在丄 (Northern Wu)

  1. Used to indicate the continuous aspect.
    在丄睏覺 [Northern Wu, trad.]
    在丄困觉 [Northern Wu, simp.]
    4ngeu 8leq-gnian0 5khuen-kau5 [Wugniu]
    I am sleeping.
  2. Used to indicate the perfective aspect.

Usage notes

When placed at the end of a sentence, glottalized pronunciations are preferred. The compound tends to attatch onto the preceding term.

This orthography is an etymological spelling that can be applied to all lects. However, its usage may be limited, and phonetic spellings, such as 辣浪, 勒浪, may be preferred instead.

This term is considered archaic in mordern Urban Shanghainese, and 在許在许 is preferred instead.

Synonyms