耶

Translingual

Han character

耶 (Kangxi radical 128, 耳+3, 9 strokes, cangjie input 尸十弓中 (SJNL), four-corner 1712₇, composition ⿰耳阝)

Derived characters

倻, 㖿, 揶, 鄊, 𢝞, 𪶘, 椰, 爺, 瑘, 𠁌, 𦳃, 𪾉, 𫧵, 𬚞, 𥯘, 𦂫, 鎁, 𩸾, 𫛉

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 965, character 12
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 29008
Dae Jaweon: page 1413, character 19
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2784, character 3
Unihan data for U+8036
Thiều Chửu. Hán Việt tự điển. Thanh Niên Publisher. 2004

Chinese

trad.		耶
simp. ^#		耶
alternative forms		邪

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (耶) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
耶	*laː
椰	*laː
爺	*laː
瑘	*laː
鎁	*laː

Corruption of 邪 (OC *ljaː, *laː).

Etymology 1

question particle: Contraction of 也 (OC *laːlʔ) and 乎 (OC *ɢaː) (Pulleyblank, 1995, p. 139).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yé (ye²)

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): je⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yà
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iâ
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶ya; ¹ia

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yé
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yé
  - Wade–Giles: yeh²
  - Yale: yé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ye
  - Palladius: е (je)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: je⁴
  - Yale: yèh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: je⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yé⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛː²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yà
  - Hakka Romanization System: ia^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ya²
  - Sinological IPA: /i̯a¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yà
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)ia^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ya²
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯a¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iâ
  - Tâi-lô: iâ
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iaa
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ia²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ia²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ia¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ia²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ia²³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶ya; ¹ia
  - MiniDict: ya^去; ia^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhia; ¹ia
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦia²³/, /ia⁵³/

Middle Chinese: yae

Rime
Character	耶
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	麻 (100)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	以遮切
Baxter	yae
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jia/
Pan Wuyun	/jia/
Shao Rongfen	/ia/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/jia/
Li Rong	/ia/
Wang Li	/jĭa/
Bernhard Karlgren	/i̯a/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yé
Expected Cantonese Reflex	je⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*laː/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	耶
Reading #	1/1
No.	14760
Phonetic component	耶
Rime group	魚
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	邪
Old Chinese	/*laː/
Notes	邪隸變俗字

Definitions

耶

^† Alternative form of 爺／爷 (yé, “father”)
- 耶孃妻子走相送，塵埃不見咸陽橋。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  耶娘妻子走相送，尘埃不见咸阳桥。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 杜甫 (Du Fu), 兵車行
  Yéniáng qīzǐ zǒu xiāngsòng, chén'āi bùjiàn Xiányáng Qiáo. [Pinyin]
  Parents, wife and children [of the forcibly conscripted man] running to see him off, and the Bridge of Xianyang gradually disappears from view in the rolling dust [from the chariots].
^† Particle indicating a questioning tone.
- 是進亦憂，退亦憂；然則何時而樂耶？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  是进亦忧，退亦忧；然则何时而乐耶？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 1045, Fan Zhongyan, 岳陽樓記
  Shì jìn yì yōu, tuì yì yōu; ránzé héshí ér lè yé? [Pinyin]
  They worry when they step forward, and worry when they step back; then when would they ever be happy?

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yē, yé

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄝ, ㄧㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): je⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yâ
Eastern Min (BUC): ià
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iâ
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶ya; ¹ia

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yē
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄝ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ye
  - Wade–Giles: yeh¹
  - Yale: yē
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ie
  - Palladius: е (je)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yé
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yé
  - Wade–Giles: yeh²
  - Yale: yé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ye
  - Palladius: е (je)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: je⁴
  - Yale: yèh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: je⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yé⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛː²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yâ
  - Hakka Romanization System: ia^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ya¹
  - Sinological IPA: /i̯a²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yâ
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)ia^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ya¹
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯a²⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ià
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ia⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iâ
  - Tâi-lô: iâ
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iaa
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ia²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ia²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ia¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ia²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ia²³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶ya; ¹ia
  - MiniDict: ya^去; ia^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhia; ¹ia
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦia²³/, /ia⁵³/

Middle Chinese: yae

Rime
Character	耶
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	麻 (100)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	以遮切
Baxter	yae
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jia/
Pan Wuyun	/jia/
Shao Rongfen	/ia/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/jia/
Li Rong	/ia/
Wang Li	/jĭa/
Bernhard Karlgren	/i̯a/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yé
Expected Cantonese Reflex	je⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*laː/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	耶
Reading #	1/1
No.	14760
Phonetic component	耶
Rime group	魚
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	邪
Old Chinese	/*laː/
Notes	邪隸變俗字

Definitions

耶

Used in transcription.

Compounds

摩耶
耶和華／耶和华 (Yēhéhuá)
耶律 (Yēlǜ)
耶悉茗
耶穌／耶稣 (Yēsū)
耶穌基督／耶稣基督 (Yēsū Jīdū)
耶穌教／耶稣教 (Yēsūjiào)
耶穌會／耶稣会 (Yēsūhuì)
耶誕／耶诞 (yēdàn)
耶誕卡／耶诞卡
耶誕夜／耶诞夜 (Yēdànyè)
耶誕樹／耶诞树 (yēdànshù)
耶誕節／耶诞节 (Yēdànjié)
耶誕老人／耶诞老人 (Yēdàn Lǎorén)
耶路撒冷 (Yēlùsālěng)
耶魯／耶鲁 (Yēlǔ)
耶魯大學／耶鲁大学
耶魯拼音／耶鲁拼音 (Yēlǔ pīnyīn)
菩提迦耶

Etymology 3

Possibly influenced by English yeah. Same as 吔 (yē).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yē, yè (ye¹, ye⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄝ, ㄧㄝˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yē
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄝ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ye
  - Wade–Giles: yeh¹
  - Yale: yē
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ie
  - Palladius: е (je)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yè
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yè
  - Wade–Giles: yeh⁴
  - Yale: yè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeh
  - Palladius: е (je)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ⁵¹/

Definitions

耶

yeah; hurray (interjection expressing joy)
(chiefly Internet slang) particle expressing joy or surprise
好耶 ― hǎo yē ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Etymology 4

For pronunciation and definitions of 耶 – see 邪 (“wrong; evil; depraved; vicious; perverse; heterodox; unnatural; strange; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 邪).

Japanese

Kanji

耶

(Jinmeiyō kanji)

interrogative particle
used phonetically

Readings

Go-on: や (ya)
Kan-on: や (ya)
On: じゃ (ja)
Kun: か (ka, 耶)

Korean

Hanja

耶 • (ya) (hangeul 야, revised ya, McCune–Reischauer ya, Yale ya)

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Vietnamese

Han character

耶: Hán Nôm readings: da, gia

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