吖
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Han character
吖 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 口金中 (RCL), composition ⿰口丫)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 177, character 2
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 584, character 2
- Unihan data for U+5416
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声) : semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 丫.
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ya
- Wade–Giles: ya1
- Yale: yā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ia
- Palladius: я (ja)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Definitions
吖
Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: a
- Wade–Giles: a1
- Yale: ā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: a
- Palladius: а (a)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: aa1
- Yale: ā
- Cantonese Pinyin: aa1
- Guangdong Romanization: a1
- Sinological IPA (key): /aː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
Definitions
吖
- Synonym of 啊 (“An exclamation particle.”)
- Used in transcription.
Compounds
Pronunciation 3
Definitions
吖 (Cantonese)
- Sentence final particle used for making polite requests or suggestions.
- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
{{rfdef}}.- 爭咩吖？兩樣溝埋變做瀨尿牛丸吖笨？ [Cantonese, trad.]
- From: 1996, The God of Cookery, spoken by Stephen Chow
- zaang1 me1 a1? loeng5 joeng6 kau1 maai4 bin3 zou6 laai6 niu6 ngau4 jyun4-2 a1 ban6? [Jyutping]
- What are you quarrelling for? Why not put the two together to become pissing beef balls, you fools?
争咩吖？两样沟埋变做濑尿牛丸吖笨？ [Cantonese, simp.]
- Sentence final particle used to express doubt in questions.
- Sentence final particle to express a contrary positive opinion.
- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
{{rfdef}}.
Derived terms
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