phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people |
brain | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (阿腦) | 阿 | 腦 | |
| simp. (阿脑) | 阿 | 脑 | |
| alternative forms | 阿𧩣 安哢 | ||
Compare Hokkien and Teochew 呵咾. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
阿腦
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 誇獎, 稱讚, 稱許, 讚許, 嘉許, 讚揚, 誇讚 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 誇, 誇獎, 稱讚 |
| Singapore | 稱讚, 誇獎 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 讚, 誇獎 |
| Hong Kong | 讚 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 讚, 誇獎 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 誇, 誇獎, 稱讚 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 誇, 誇獎, 誇讚, 稱讚, 讚, 讚揚 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 阿腦, 誇獎, 稱讚 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 阿腦, 誇獎, 稱讚 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 阿腦, 誇獎, 稱讚 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 阿腦, 誇獎, 稱讚 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 阿腦, 誇獎, 稱讚 | |
| Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 阿腦 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿腦, 誇獎 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 呵咾 |
| Xiamen (Tong'an) | 呵咾 | |
| Quanzhou | 呵咾 | |
| Zhangzhou | 呵咾 | |
| Zhao'an | 呵咾 | |
| Tainan | 呵咾 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 呵咾 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 呵咾 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 呵咾 | |
| Chaozhou | 呵咾 | |
| Shantou | 呵咾, 誇獎, 誇, 讚揚, 稱讚 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 呵咾 | |
| Leizhou | 呵咾 | |