虢礫緙嘞

虢礫緙嘞

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (虢礫緙嘞)		虢	礫	緙	嘞
simp. (虢砾缂嘞)		虢	砾	缂	嘞
alternative forms		闃礫𡃈嘞／阒砾𰈮嘞 𠽤叻𡃈嘞／𠽤叻𰈮嘞 隙叻𡃈嘞／隙叻𰈮嘞 kik lik kak lak click clark

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kwik¹ lik¹ kwaak¹ laak¹, kik¹ lik¹ kwaak¹ laak¹, kwik¹ lik¹ kaak¹ laak¹, kik¹ lik¹ kaak¹ laak¹, kwik¹ lik¹ kaa¹ laak¹, kik¹ lik¹ kaa¹ laak¹, kwik¹ lik¹ kaa¹ laa¹, kik¹ lik¹ kaa¹ laa¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: kwik¹ lik¹ kwaak¹ laak¹, kik¹ lik¹ kwaak¹ laak¹, kwik¹ lik¹ kaak¹ laak¹, kik¹ lik¹ kaak¹ laak¹, kwik¹ lik¹ kaa¹ laak¹, kik¹ lik¹ kaa¹ laak¹, kwik¹ lik¹ kaa¹ laa¹, kik¹ lik¹ kaa¹ laa¹
    • Yale: kwīk līk kwāak lāak, kīk līk kwāak lāak, kwīk līk kāak lāak, kīk līk kāak lāak, kwīk līk kā lāak, kīk līk kā lāak, kwīk līk kā lā, kīk līk kā lā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kwik⁷ lik⁷ kwaak⁷ laak⁷, kik⁷ lik⁷ kwaak⁷ laak⁷, kwik⁷ lik⁷ kaak⁷ laak⁷, kik⁷ lik⁷ kaak⁷ laak⁷, kwik⁷ lik⁷ kaa¹ laak⁷, kik⁷ lik⁷ kaa¹ laak⁷, kwik⁷ lik⁷ kaa¹ laa¹, kik⁷ lik⁷ kaa¹ laa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: kuig¹ lig¹ kuag¹ lag¹, kig¹ lig¹ kuag¹ lag¹, kuig¹ lig¹ kag¹ lag¹, kig¹ lig¹ kag¹ lag¹, kuig¹ lig¹ ka¹ lag¹, kig¹ lig¹ ka¹ lag¹, kuig¹ lig¹ ka¹ la¹, kig¹ lig¹ ka¹ la¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʷʰaːk̚⁵ laːk̚⁵/, /kʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʷʰaːk̚⁵ laːk̚⁵/, /kʷʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʰaːk̚⁵ laːk̚⁵/, /kʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʰaːk̚⁵ laːk̚⁵/, /kʷʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵ laːk̚⁵/, /kʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵ laːk̚⁵/, /kʷʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵ laː⁵⁵/, /kʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵ laː⁵⁵/

Adjective

虢礫緙嘞

1. (Cantonese, onomatopoeia) Describes the sound of clanging.

   • 碗碟虢礫緙嘞的響聲蓋過了妻的話。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     碗碟虢砾缂嘞的响声盖过了妻的话。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2018, 梁偉洛, 《幻城》, page 42

     wun² dip⁶ kwik¹ lik¹ kwaak¹ laak¹ dik¹ hoeng² sing¹ koi³ gwo³ liu⁵ cai¹ dik¹ waa⁶. [Jyutping]

     The clanging sound of the dishes drowned out the wife's words.

2. (Cantonese) miscellaneous

   • 你張枱咁多虢礫緙嘞野，好心就執下佢啦！ [Cantonese, trad.]
     你张枱咁多虢砾缂嘞野，好心就执下佢啦！ [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2019 June, 趣味廣府話的正字, in 樂怡生活, page 48

     nei⁵ zoeng¹ toi^4-2 gam³ do¹ kwik¹ lik¹ kwaak¹ laak¹ je⁵, hou² sam¹ zau⁶ zap¹ haa⁶ keoi⁵ laa¹! [Jyutping]

     There are so many odds and ends on your table. You should really tidy it up!

Usage notes

• Often pronounced as /kʰlɪk̚⁵⁵ kʰlaːk̚⁵⁵/ in normal speech.
• The characters 虢礫緙嘞 have been popularized as "orthodox", but there is no basis for such claims in etymology or attestation.[1] The usage in the cited quotes are most likely a product of this popularization.

References

1. 擇言 (2015-07-12), “唔好再share所謂的正字正音”, in 爾雅集