偌

偌 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+9, 11 strokes, cangjie input 人廿大口 (OTKR), four-corner 2426₄, composition ⿰亻若)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 110, character 8
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 840
• Dae Jaweon: page 235, character 3
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 171, character 6
• Unihan data for U+504C

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声) : semantic 人 (“man”) + phonetic 若 (OC *nja, *njaʔ, *njaɡ).

偌

1. so; that

   偌大年紀／偌大年纪  ―  ruòdà niánjì  ―  so old

偌

1. a surname

From 你 (“you (singular)”), with -k (plural marker) and tone change (Gan, 1997). Possibly a contraction of 你個 / 你个 (cf. Zhang, 1997, suggesting it to be a contraction of 若個 / 若个) or 你屋 (Zhang, 2005; Kwok, 2006).

Compare 㑢 (“they”), from 佢 (“he; she; it”).

偌

1. (dialectal Cantonese, including Siyi Yue, Yangjiang) you (plural)

   偌做乜唔來幫手啊？ [Taishanese, trad.]
   偌做乜唔来帮手啊？ [Taishanese, simp.]

   Why aren't you all helping?

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “related to etymology 3?”)

偌

1. (Taishanese) someone (else)

Contraction of 若夥 (Mei, 2015). Compare Fuzhou Eastern Min /nˡuoʔ⁵⁻⁵³ uɑi²⁴²/ > /nˡuɑi²⁴²/.

偌 (Hokkien)

1. how much; how

   這粒金瓜有偌重？ [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
   这粒金瓜有偌重？ [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

   Chit lia̍p kim-koe ū gōa tāng? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   How heavy is the pumpkin?

2. how (indicating surprise, delight, etc.)

   這首歌偌好聽！ [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
   这首歌偌好听！ [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

   Chit siú koa gōa hó-thiaⁿ! [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   This song is so nice!

(Hyōgai kanji)

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• On (unclassified): じゃ (ja)、にゃ (nya)
• Kun: このよう (konoyō)、このような (konoyō na)、このように (konoyō ni)

偌 (eum 야 (ya))

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