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Translingual
Han character
嬡 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+13, 16 strokes, cangjie input 女月月水 (VBBE), four-corner 42447, composition ⿰女愛)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 272, character 25
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6807
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1084, character 15
- Unihan data for U+5B21
Chinese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
Definitions
嬡
- Only used in 令嬡／令嫒, alternative form of 令愛 / 令爱 (lìng'ài, “your daughter”)
Etymology 2
From 姨 (i5). May be derived from 姨 (i5, “father's concubine (historical)”), or its use in some Chaoshan villages to address one's mother directly (嬡／嫒 (ai5) is not used for direct address). (Li & Lin, 1992, pg. 38)
Pronunciation
Definitions
嬡
- (Teochew) mother (not used to address one's mother directly)
Compounds
- 父嬡 / 父嫒 (bê6 ai5) (Teochew)
- 阿嬡 / 阿嫒 (a1 ai5) (Teochew)
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Japanese
Kanji
嬡
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Vietnamese
Han character
嬡: Hán Nôm readings: ái
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