㗎
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Translingual
Han character
㗎 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 口大口木 (RKRD), composition ⿰口架)
References
- KangXi: not present, would follow page 201, character 12
- Unihan data for U+35CE
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲) : semantic 口 (“mouth; vernacular”) + phonetic 架.
Etymology 1
simp. and trad. | 㗎 | |
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alternative forms | 架 nonstandard o架 nonstandard 咖 𡃉 |
Contraction of 嘅 (ge3, “affirmative sentence-final particle”) + 啊 (aa3, “sentence-final particle softening a statement/question”) (Matthews and Yip, 2011).
Pronunciation
Definitions
㗎 (Cantonese)
- Sentence-final particle that marks emphasis or surprise.
- 咁衰㗎! [Cantonese] ― gam3 seoi1 gaa3! [Jyutping] ― That's awful!
- Sentence-final particle used in a question seeking information or confirmation.
- 係唔係真㗎?/系唔系真㗎? [Cantonese] ― hai6 m4 hai6 zan1 gaa3? [Jyutping] ― Is that true?
Etymology 2
simp. and trad. | 㗎 | |
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alternative forms | 架 nonstandard o架 nonstandard 嘎 |
Contraction of 嘅 (ge3, “affirmative sentence-final particle”) + 呀 (aa4, “sentence-final particle expressing disapproval, doubt or surprise”) (Matthews and Yip, 2011).
Pronunciation
Definitions
㗎 (Cantonese)
- Sentence-final particle used in a question seeking confirmation.
- 真係㗎?/真系㗎? [Cantonese] ― zan1 hai6 gaa4? [Jyutping] ― Really?
- Sentence-final particle used in a rhetorical question.
- 你當我傻㗎?/你当我傻㗎? [Cantonese] ― nei5 dong1 ngo5 so4 gaa4? [Jyutping] ― You think I am dumb?
Etymology 3
simp. and trad. | 㗎 | |
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alternative forms | 架 nonstandard o架 nonstandard 𠿪 |
Contraction of 嘅 (ge3, “affirmative sentence-final particle”) + 吖 (aa1, “sentence-final particle in a lively sentence”) (Matthews and Yip, 2011).
Pronunciation
Definitions
㗎 (Cantonese)
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.- 冇理由佢會偷嘢㗎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
- mou5 lei5 jau4 keoi5 wui5 tau1 je5 gaa2. [Jyutping]
- No way would he steal.
冇理由佢会偷嘢㗎。 [Cantonese, simp.]- 你要邀請人先會有人嚟㗎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
- nei5 jiu3 jiu1 cing2 jan4 sin1 wui5 jau5 jan4 lai4 gaa2. [Jyutping]
- You have to invite people for people to come.
你要邀请人先会有人嚟㗎。 [Cantonese, simp.]
Etymology 4
simp. and trad. | 㗎 | |
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alternative forms | 架 嘎 |
Two theories:
- From the common Japanese particle か (ka).
- From the second syllable of Japanese 馬鹿 (baka, “fool; idiot”), used by Japanese soldiers during the Sino–Japanese War.
Pronunciation
Definitions
㗎
- (Cantonese, derogatory, ethnic slur, attributive) Japanese; Jap
Compounds
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Korean
Hanja
㗎 (eumhun 음역자 가 (eumyeokja ga))
- a transliteration sinogram