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Translingual
Han character 嘅 Kangxi radical 30, 口 +9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 口日戈山 (RAIU ) or 口竹心山 (RHPU ), composition ⿰口 既 or ⿰口 旣 )
References Kangxi Dictionary: page 204 , character 43
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4170
Dae Jaweon: page 427, character 20
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 662, character 9
Unihan data for U+5605
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
溉 *kɯːds, *kɯds
槩 *kɯːds
概 *kɯːds
摡 *kɯːds, *qʰɯds
慨 *kʰɯːds
嘅 *kʰɯːds
穊 *krɯds
暨 *ɡrɯds, *kɯds, *krɯd
鱀 *ɡrɯds, *ɡɯs
塈 *ɡrɯds, *qʰɯds
既 *kɯds
旡 *kɯds
蔇 *kɯds
炁 *kʰɯds
櫭 *ɡrad
曁 *kɯd
Etymology 1
Etymology 2
trad.
嘅
simp. # 嘅
alternative forms
噶 Mainland China 嘎 Mainland China 既 nonstandard o既 nonstandard ge nonstandard 噶 Mainland China 嘎 Mainland China 既 nonstandard o既 nonstandard ge nonstandard 個 ／ 个 Hakka
From 個 / 个 ( generic classifier ) .
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Pronunciation 1
Definitions 嘅 ( chiefly Cantonese , Hakka )
Possessive particle:-’s ; of
佢哋 嘅 keoi5 dei6 ge3 Used to link a noun, an adjective or a phrase to a noun to describe it. that ; who
藍色 嘅 天空 ／ 蓝色 嘅 天空 laam4 sik1 ge3 tin1 hung1 去 旺角 嘅 火車 去 旺角 嘅 火车 heoi3 wong6 gok3 ge3 fo2 ce1 a train that goes to Mongkok Used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis.
呢 首 歌 一定 啱 你 聽 嘅 。呢 首 歌 一定 啱 你 听 嘅 。nei1 sau2 go1 jat1 ding6 ngaam1 nei5 teng1 ge3 . You've got to like listening to this song. Used at the end of a conditional clause.
你 想 食 糖水 嘅 ，可以 落街 買 。你 想 食 糖水 嘅 ，可以 落街 买 。nei5 soeng2 sik6 tong4 seoi2 ge3 , ho2 ji5 lok6 gaai1 maai5 . If you want to have sweet soup, we can go out and buy some.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
的 (“
possessive particle ”)
Dialectal synonyms of
的話 (“(particle put at the end of a conditional clause)”)
Pronunciation 2
Definitions 嘅 ( chiefly Cantonese , Hakka )
Used at the end of a sentence to show
Agreement or confirmation .件 衫 又 真係 幾 靚 嘅 。件 衫 又 真系 几 靓 嘅 。gin6 saam1 jau6 zan1 hai6 gei2 leng3 ge2 . The shirt is actually quite pretty. Doubt or surprise .點解 會 噉 嘅 ？点解 会 噉 嘅 ？dim2 gaai2 wui5 gam2 ge2 ? Why is it so?
Japanese
Kanji 嘅
(Hyōgai kanji )
sound of sighing
Readings
Korean
Hanja 嘅 • (gae )hangeul 개 McCune–Reischauer kae)
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Vietnamese
Han character 嘅 : Hán Nôm ngấy gáy gấy ngáy ngậy
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