嚿
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Translingual
Han character
嚿 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+18 in traditional Chinese, 口+17 in simplified Chinese, 21 strokes in traditional Chinese, 20 strokes in simplified Chinese, cangjie input 口廿人X (RTOX), composition ⿰口舊)
References
- KangXi: page 214, character 28
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 705, character 15
- Unihan data for U+56BF
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲) : semantic 口 (“mouth; vernacular”) + phonetic 舊 (OC *ɡʷɯs).
Etymology 1
trad. | 嚿 | |
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simp. # | 嚿 | |
nonstandard simp. | 𫩥 | |
alternative forms | 舊/旧 䊆 倃/咱 |
Bai (1980) derives this word from 䊆 (MC ɡɨuX).
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
Definitions
嚿
- (Cantonese) Classifier for pieces or chunks. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
- 一嚿泥 [Cantonese] ― jat1 gau6 nai4 [Jyutping] ― a clod of earth
- 呢嚿肉 [Cantonese] ― nei1 gau6 juk6 [Jyutping] ― this piece of meat
- (Cantonese, colloquial) Classifier for money: hundred dollars/yuan
- 三嚿水 [Cantonese] ― saam1 gau6 seoi2 [Jyutping] ― three hundred bucks
- 呢度食餐晏都要幾嚿㗎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
- nei1 dou6 sik6 caan1 aan3 dou1 jiu3 gei2 gau6 gaa3. [Jyutping]
- Lunch costs a few hundred here.
呢度食餐晏都要几嚿㗎。 [Cantonese, simp.]
See also
- 塊/块 (kuài)
Compounds
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Etymology 2
trad. | 嚿 | |
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simp. # | 嚿 | |
nonstandard simp. | 𫩥 |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “正字通 says it's the same as 嚄”)
Pronunciation
Definitions
嚿
- ‡ to boast