嗮

嗮 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 口日一田 (RAMW), composition ⿰口晒)

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 204, character 11
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 1, page 667, character 7
• Unihan data for U+55EE

Uncertain. Chan (1995) suggests that it is from 澌 (MC sjeH, “to dry up; to finish”).

嗮

1. (Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) Verbal aspect marker for full extent.

   做嗮功課未呀？
   做嗮功课未呀？

   zou⁶ saai³ gung¹ fo³ mei⁶ aa³?

   Have you finished all your homework?

   今晚唔知點解個個都冇乜胃口，搞到食剩嗮啲餸。
   今晚唔知点解个个都冇乜胃口，搞到食剩嗮啲𩠌。

   gam¹ maan^5-1 m⁴ zi¹ dim² gaai² go³ go³ dou¹ mou⁵ mat¹ wai⁶ hau², gaau² dou³ sik⁶ zing⁶ saai³ di¹ sung³.

   For some reason, everyone is not hungry tonight and left all the food almost untouched.

   多謝嗮！／多谢嗮！   ―  do¹ ze⁶ saai³!   ―  Thank you very much!

   等佢哋走嗮先。

   dang² keoi⁵ dei⁶ zau² saai³ sin¹.

   Wait until they've all gone.

   已經喺嗮出便啦。
   已经喺嗮出便啦。

   ji⁵ ging¹ hai² saai³ ceot¹ bin⁶ laa³.

   They're all outside already.

   賣嗮／卖嗮   ―  maai⁶ saai³   ―  sold out

   七日去唔嗮   ―  cat¹ jat⁶ heoi³ m⁴ saai³   ―  7 days isn't enough to see all the places I want to go see

   • 我要嗮！

     From: 1994, Stephen Chow, Hail the Judge, spoken by Lui Pao (Elvis Tsui)

     ngo⁵ jiu³ saai³!

     I want all!

   • (Can we date this quote?), “海南鸡饭 ”‎performed by 张少林 :

     張惠妹稱霸晒歌壇
     张惠妹称霸晒歌坛

     A-Mei dominates the whole singing world

   • 1986, “跳舞街”, 林敏驄 (lyrics), performed by 陳慧嫻:

     差一分鐘天就黑晒　毋須急於趕計成敗
     差一分钟天就黑晒　毋须急于赶计成败

     caa¹ jat¹ fan¹ zung¹ tin¹ zau⁶ hak¹ saai³, mou⁴ seoi¹ gap¹ jyu¹ gon² gai³ sing⁴ baai⁶

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 1903, 吳啟太, part 1 of 官商吐屬, in 粵音指南, volume 1, Hong Kong: 聚珍書樓, translation of 官話指南:

     有幾多間房呢、　有三十多間、　三十多間房太多咯、我住唔嘥咁多、
     有几多间房呢、　有三十多间、　三十多间房太多咯、我住唔嘥咁多、

     jau⁵ gei² do¹ gaan¹ fong⁴ ne¹,, jau⁵ saam¹ sap⁶ do¹ gaan¹,, saam¹ sap⁶ do¹ gaan¹ fong⁴ taai³ do¹ gaak³, ngo⁵ zyu⁶ m⁴ saai³ gam³ do¹,

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (Nanning Cantonese) Verbal aspect marker for completion of an action (perfective).

• (verbal aspect marker for completion of an action):

• 沒 / 没