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Translingual
Han character
嘩 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 口廿一十 (RTMJ), four-corner 64054, composition ⿰口華)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 206, character 21
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4235
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 665, character 5
- Unihan data for U+5629
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 鞾
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*qʰʷa
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| 華
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*qʰʷraː, *ɡʷraː, *ɡʷraːs
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| 譁
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*qʰʷraː
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| 樺
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*ɡʷraː, *ɡʷraːs
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| 嘩
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*ɡʷraː
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| 驊
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*ɡʷraː
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| 鏵
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*ɡʷraː
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| 崋
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*ɡʷraː, *ɡʷraːs
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ɡʷraː) : semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 華 (OC *qʰʷraː, *ɡʷraː, *ɡʷraːs).
Pronunciation 1
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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嘩
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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huá
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ xwae ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*qʷʰˁra/
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| English
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shout
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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嘩
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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5311
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Phonetic
component
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華
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Rime
group
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魚
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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華
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Old
Chinese
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/*ɡʷraː/
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| Notes
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譁或體
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Definitions
嘩
- to make noise; to be noisy; to be uproarious
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Note: faa1, jip6 - rare.
Note:
- Xiamen:
- khôa - vernacular;
- hôa - literary.
Definitions
嘩
- (onomatopoeia) sound of flowing or gurgling water
- (onomatopoeia) thump; clang; sound of crashing
Compounds
Pronunciation 3
Definitions
嘩
- (Southern Min) to joke around; to laugh and play
- (Southern Min) to make noise; to bustle
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
開玩笑 (“to kid; to joke around”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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開玩笑
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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開玩笑, 打哈哈
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| Taiwan
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開玩笑
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| Singapore
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開玩笑
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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開哏
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| Jinan
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開玩笑, 打哈哈
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
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開玩笑
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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涮罈子
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| Wuhan
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科心, 科德行, 鬥散放
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| Liuzhou
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講笑
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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尋開心
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| Yangzhou
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開心
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| Hefei
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開心, 開玩笑
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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講笑
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| Hong Kong
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講笑
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| Dongguan
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講笑
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| Yangjiang
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攪笑
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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講笑
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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開玩笑
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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講笑
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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講笑, 開玩笑
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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耍笑, 開玩笑
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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𡛴, 𡛴嬉
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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講笑, 蠻笑, 做暢
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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滾笑, 講笑, 嘩, 摽, 摽笑
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| Xiamen (Tong'an)
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咧
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| Quanzhou
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滾笑, 講笑, 嘩, 摽, 摽笑
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| Zhangzhou
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滾笑, 講笑, 𠢕滾, 戲謔, 嘩, 摽, 摽笑
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| Zhangzhou (Changtai)
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講摽笑
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| Taipei (Wanhua)
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滾笑
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| Kaohsiung
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耍笑
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| Yilan
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講笑詼
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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講笑
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| Taichung
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講笑
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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講耍笑
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| Tainan
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滾笑, 滾耍笑, 講耍笑
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| Taitung
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講耍笑
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| Hsinchu
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講笑
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| Penghu (Magong)
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滾笑
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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𠢕滾, 講笑
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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滾笑, 講笑, 講耍笑, 耍笑
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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摽, 摽笑, 滾笑, 講笑
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| Chaozhou
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呾耍笑
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| Shantou
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呾耍
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| Shantou (Chenghai)
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呾耍
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| Puning
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呾耍笑, 呾相耍, 呾耍
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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呾耍笑, 呾耍, 呾笑
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| Haikou
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講笑
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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講笑
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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尋開心, 開玩笑, 打棚, 摟白相, 話白相, 講白相
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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尋開心
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| Suzhou
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尋開心, 打棚, 摟白相, 捉弄, 弄白相, 講白相, 講張
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| Hangzhou
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尋開心
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| Ningbo
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尋開心
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| Wenzhou
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講笑, 講取笑
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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鬥霸, 鬥放子, 講笑
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| Shuangfeng
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鬥散放, 打豪
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Compounds
Pronunciation 4
Definitions
嘩
- (Cantonese) wow!; whoa! (used to express surprise or admiration)
嘩，咁多人嘅？ [Cantonese, trad.]
哗，咁多人嘅？ [Cantonese, simp.]- waa3, gam3 do1 jan4 ge2?
- Whoa, why are there so many people?
嘩，好靚呀！ [Cantonese, trad.]
哗，好靓呀！ [Cantonese, simp.]- waa3, hou2 leng3 aa3!
- Wow, it's so pretty!
References
Japanese
Kanji
嘩
(Jinmeiyō kanji)
- noisy
Readings
Compounds
Korean
Hanja
嘩 • (hwa) (hangeul 화, revised hwa, McCune–Reischauer hwa)
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Vietnamese
Han character
嘩: Hán Nôm readings: hoa
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