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Translingual
Han character
瞎 (Kangxi radical 109, 目+10, 15 strokes, cangjie input 月山十手口 (BUJQR), four-corner 63061, composition ⿰目害)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 814, character 29
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 23586
- Dae Jaweon: page 1228, character 9
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2507, character 15
- Unihan data for U+778E
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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轄
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*kʰaːds, *ɡraːd
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害
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*ɡaːds
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犗
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*kraːds
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幰
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*qʰanʔ
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攇
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*qʰanʔ
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憲
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*hŋans
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瀗
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*qʰans
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割
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*kaːd
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磍
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*kreːd, *kʰraːd
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瞎
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*qʰraːd
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鎋
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*ɡraːd
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鶷
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*ɡraːd
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縖
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*ɡraːd
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豁
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*qʰʷaːd
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Pronunciation
Note:
- hat - literary;
- khoeh - vernacular.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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瞎
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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4854
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Phonetic component
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害
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Rime group
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月
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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瞎
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Old Chinese
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/*qʰraːd/
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Notes
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見釋名
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Definitions
瞎
- to be blind
- 又聾又瞎/又聋又瞎 ― yòu lóng yòu xiā ― deaf and blind
- 右眼瞎了 ― yòu yǎn xiā le ― the right eye went blind
- 你瞎了眼嗎?/你瞎了眼吗? ― Nǐ xiā le yǎn ma? ― Are you blind?
- at random; aimlessly
- 瞎說/瞎说 ― xiāshuō ― to talk drivel
- 瞎走 ― xiā zǒu ― to walk around aimlessly
- 瞎花錢/瞎花钱 ― xiā huāqián ― to spend money foolishly
- (colloquial) to fail
- (dialectal) to become tangled
- (dialectal Mandarin, including Dungan) bad
- (Wu) very; extremely
- 瞎快 [Shanghainese] ― 7haq-khua [Wugniu] ― very quickly
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
瞎眼 (“(to be) blind”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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瞽, 盲
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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失明, 瞎眼, 瞎
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Taiwan
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瞎眼
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Malaysia
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瞎, 盲
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Singapore
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瞎, 盲
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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盲, 盲眼
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Hong Kong
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盲, 盲眼
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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盲
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Hakka
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Meixian
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瞎, 盲
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Wuhua (Huacheng)
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眼瞎
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Luhe
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目瞎
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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目瞨, 瞨目, 青盲, 瞎目
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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目瞨, 目瞎, 青盲, 瞎目
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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目瞨, 瞨目, 青盲, 瞎目
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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目瞨, 瞨目, 青盲, 瞎目
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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目瞨, 瞨目, 青盲, 瞎目
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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青盲
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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瞎
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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青盲
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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青盲
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Quanzhou
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青盲
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Zhangzhou
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青盲
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Taipei
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青盲
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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青盲
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Kaohsiung
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青盲
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Yilan
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青盲
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Changhua (Lukang)
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青盲
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Taichung
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青盲
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Tainan
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青盲
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Hsinchu
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青盲
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Kinmen
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青盲
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Penghu (Magong)
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青盲
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Penang (Hokkien)
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青盲
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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青盲
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Manila (Hokkien)
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青盲
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Pingnan (Pingtian)
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青盲
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Chaozhou
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青盲
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Shantou
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青盲
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Shantou (Chenghai)
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青盲
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Shantou (Chaoyang)
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青盲
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Jieyang
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青盲
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Haifeng
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青盲
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Leizhou
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青盲
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Wenchang
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青盲
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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青盲
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Puxian Min
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Putian
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青盲
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Central Min
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Yong'an
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瞎
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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盲
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Compounds
References
- “瞎”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
- 莆田市荔城区档案馆 , editor (2022), “瞎”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 254.
Japanese
Kanji
瞎
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
瞎 (eumhun 애꾸눈 할 (aekkunun hal))
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Vietnamese
Han character
瞎: Hán Nôm readings: hạt, hắt, hặt, hát
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