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Translingual
Han character
唉 (Kangxi radical 30, 口 +7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 口戈人大 (RIOK ), four-corner 63034 , composition ⿰口 矣 )
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 192 , character 4
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3701
Dae Jaweon: page 411, character 12
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 635, character 6
Unihan data for U+5509
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
唉
*qʰlɯː, *qɯː, *qrɯː, *qrɯːʔ
埃
*qlɯː
欸
*qɯː, *qʰrɯːs
娭
*qɯː, *qʰlɯ
挨
*qlɯːʔ, *qrɯː, *qrɯːʔ
騃
*ŋrɯːʔ, *sɢrɯʔ
俟
*sɢrɯʔ, *ɡlɯl
竢
*sɢrɯʔ
涘
*sɢrɯʔ
誒
*qʰlɯ
矣
*ɢlɯʔ
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *qʰlɯː, *qɯː, *qrɯː, *qrɯːʔ ): semantic 口 ( “ mouth ” ) + phonetic 矣 ( OC *ɢlɯʔ ) .
Pronunciation 1
Note : The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng -initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
Definitions
唉
interjection or grunt of agreement ; yes ; right
sighing interjection ; ah ; alas
Pronunciation 2
Note : The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng -initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
Definitions
唉
interjection or grunt of agreement ; yes ; right
sighing interjection ; ah ; alas
interjection expressing sadness, disappointment, regret, etc. ; ah ; alas
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
唉
(Hyōgai kanji )
alas
Readings
Korean
Hanja
唉 • (ae ) (hangeul 애 , revised ae, McCune–Reischauer ae, Yale ay)
ask
answer
Tày
Verb
唉 (transliteration needed )
Nôm form of hảy ( “ to cry ” ) .
Nôm form of háy ( “ to work , to toil ” ) .
References
Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003 ) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội
Vietnamese
Han character
唉 : Hán Nôm readings: ai , hãy , hởi , hỡi , hễ , hĩ , hơi
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