欸
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See also: 唉
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Translingual
Han character
欸 (Kangxi radical 76, 欠+7, 11 strokes, cangjie input 戈大弓人 (IKNO), four-corner 27482, composition ⿰矣欠)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 568, character 7
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 16090
- Dae Jaweon: page 956, character 19
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2140, character 11
- Unihan data for U+6B38
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *qɯː, *qʰrɯːs): phonetic 矣 (OC *ɢlɯʔ) + semantic 欠 (“breath”).
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄞ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ai
- Wade–Giles: ai1
- Yale: āi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ai
- Palladius: ай (aj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: oi1
- Yale: ōi
- Cantonese Pinyin: oi1
- Guangdong Romanization: oi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɔːi̯⁵⁵/
- (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.
- Middle Chinese: 'oj, 'ojX
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*qɯː/
Definitions
欸
Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄞˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ǎi
- Wade–Giles: ai3
- Yale: ǎi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ae
- Palladius: ай (aj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: aai2 / ai2 / oi2
- Yale: áai / ái / ói
- Cantonese Pinyin: aai2 / ai2 / oi2
- Guangdong Romanization: ai2 / ei2 / oi2
- Sinological IPA (key): /aːi̯³⁵/, /ɐi̯³⁵/, /ɔːi̯³⁵/
- (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
欸
- Only used in 欸乃 (ǎinǎi, “an onomatopoeia”).
Compounds
- 欸乃
- 欸乃曲
Pronunciation 3
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄝ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ê
- Wade–Giles: eh1
- Yale: ē
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: è
- Palladius: эй (ej)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀɛ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄟ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ei
- Wade–Giles: ei1
- Yale: ēi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ei
- Palladius: эй (ej)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀeɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Definitions
欸
Pronunciation 4
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄝˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ế
- Wade–Giles: eh2
- Yale: é
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: èr
- Palladius: эй (ej)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀɛ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄟˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: éi
- Wade–Giles: ei2
- Yale: éi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: eir
- Palladius: эй (ej)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀeɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: --eh
- Tâi-lô: --eh
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Definitions
欸
Pronunciation 5
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄝˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ê̌
- Wade–Giles: eh3
- Yale: ě
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: èè
- Palladius: эй (ej)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀɛ²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ěi
- Wade–Giles: ei3
- Yale: ěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: eei
- Palladius: эй (ej)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀeɪ̯²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Definitions
欸
Pronunciation 6
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ề
- Wade–Giles: eh4
- Yale: è
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: èh
- Palladius: эй (ej)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: èi
- Wade–Giles: ei4
- Yale: èi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ey
- Palladius: эй (ej)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀeɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: ei6 / e6
- Yale: eih / eh
- Cantonese Pinyin: ei6 / e6
- Guangdong Romanization: éi6 / é6
- Sinological IPA (key): /ei̯²²/, /ɛː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Definitions
欸
Pronunciation 7
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siè
- Wade–Giles: hsieh4
- Yale: syè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shieh
- Palladius: се (se)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Middle Chinese: xeajH
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*qʰrɯːs/
Definitions
欸
- ‡ Alternative form of 譮 (xiè, “angry sound”)
Pronunciation 8
Definitions
欸
References
- “欸”, 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–
- “欸”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
Japanese
Kanji
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
欸 (eum 애 (ae))
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Vietnamese
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