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Translingual
Han character
啫 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 口十大日 (RJKA), composition ⿰口者)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 201, character 12
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 1, page 636, character 4
- Unihan data for U+556B
Chinese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Definitions
啫
- (Cantonese) sentence final particle: only; just; simply; merely
- (Cantonese) Used to form critical questions.
你琴日去咗邊啫？ [Cantonese, trad.]
你琴日去咗边啫？ [Cantonese, simp.]- nei5 kam4 jat6 heoi3 zo2 bin1 ze1?
- Where exactly did you go yesterday?
- 你想點啫？／你想点啫？ [Cantonese] ― nei5 soeng2 dim2 ze1? ― What do you want?
- (Cantonese) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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好彩冇事啫。 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]- hou2 coi2 mou5 si6 ze1.
- At least nothing happened.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
而已 (“(sentence-final particle) just; simply”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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而已, 云爾
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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而已, 罷了
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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罷了
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| Taiwan
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而已
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| Malaysia
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罷了
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| Singapore
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而已
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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罷了
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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啫, 咋, 之嘛
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| Hong Kong
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啫, 咋, 之嘛
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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啫, 之嘛
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| Taishan
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之嘛, 咋
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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之嘛, 逸, 咿
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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之嘛, 咋
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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啫, 之嘛
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| Hakka
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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定定
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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定定
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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定定, 定
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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忒等
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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定定
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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定
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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爾爾, 爾
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| Quanzhou
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爾爾, 爾
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| Zhangzhou
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爾爾, 爾
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| Tainan
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爾爾
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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爾
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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爾, 爾爾
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| Jieyang
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定
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See also
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 啫 – see 脧 (“penis; to reduce”).
(This character is a variant form of 脧). |
Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of 啫 – see 嗜 (“to be addicted to; to indulge in; to have weakness for; to covet”).
(This character is a variant form of 嗜). |
Etymology 4
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From 追?”)
Pronunciation
Definitions
啫
- (Cantonese) to target, to annoy someone verbally
- 啫住 [Cantonese] ― zoe1 zyu6 ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Etymology 5
Pronunciation
Definitions
啫
- Only used in 啫喱／啫哩 (zhělī, “jelly”).