脆
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Translingual
Han character
脆 (Kangxi radical 130, 肉+6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 月弓一山 (BNMU), four-corner 77212, composition ⿰⺼危)
Derived characters
- 𦟒
References
- KangXi: page 982, character 3
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 29468
- Dae Jaweon: page 1434, character 9
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2069, character 4
- Unihan data for U+8106
Chinese
trad. | 脆 | |
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simp. # | 脆 | |
alternative forms | 脃/脆 膬 脺 毳 |
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (絕) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Old Chinese | |
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蕝 | *ʔsods, *ʔsod |
脃 | *sʰods |
脆 | *sʰods |
絕 | *zod |
Originally 脃. Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *sʰods) : semantic ⺼ (“meat”) + abbreviated phonetic 絕 (OC *zod).
Pronunciation
Definitions
脆
- brittle; fragile
- (of food) crisp; crispy
- 脆皮燒肉/脆皮烧肉 ― cuì pí shāoròu ― siu yuk with crispy skin
- (of voices) clear; crisp
- 清脆 ― qīngcuì ― clear and crisp
- (of speech or action) neat; quick; concise
Synonyms
- (crisp):
Dialectal synonyms of 脆 (“crispy”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 脆 | |
Mandarin | Taiwan | 脆 |
Yantai (Muping) | 脆 | |
Jinan | 脆, 酥 | |
Luoyang | 脆, 酥 | |
Wanrong | 脆, 酥 | |
Xi'an | 脆, 酥 | |
Yinchuan | 脆 | |
Nanjing | 酥 | |
Singapore | 脆 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 脆, 酥, 爽, 爽脆 |
Hong Kong | 脆, 酥, 爽, 爽脆 | |
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 脆 | |
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 脆 | |
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 脆 | |
Dongguan | 爽 | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 脆 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 脆, 酥 |
Pingxiang | 酥 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 脆 |
Hong Kong | 酥 | |
Senai (Huiyang) | 鬆, 酥 | |
Huizhou | Jixi | 酥 |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 酥, 脆 |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 酥 |
Quanzhou | 酥 | |
Zhangzhou | 酥 | |
Taipei | 酥 GT | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 酥 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 脆, 酥 | |
Chaozhou | 酥 | |
Shantou | 酥, 脆 | |
Jieyang | 酥 | |
Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 酥 | |
Haikou | 酥 | |
Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 脆 |
Wu | Shanghai | 酥 |
Shanghai (Chongming) | 脆 | |
Suzhou | 脆 | |
Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |
- (clear):
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Synonyms of 脆
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Antonyms
- (fragile): 韌/韧 (rèn)
Compounds
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Japanese
Kanji
脆
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- brittle
- fragile
- easy to beat
- sentimental
- susceptible
Readings
- On (unclassified): ぜい (zei); せい (sei)
- Kun: もろい (moroi, 脆い); よわい (yowai, 脆い)
Korean
Hanja
脆 • (chwi) (hangeul 취, revised chwi, McCune–Reischauer ch'wi, Yale chwi)
- crisp
- fragile, frail
- brittle
Vietnamese
Han character
脆: Hán Nôm readings: thúy/thuý
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