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Translingual
Han character
吔 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 口心木 (RPD), composition ⿰口也)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 177, character 2
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3315
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 584, character 9
- Unihan data for U+5414
Chinese
| simp. and trad. |
吔 | |
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Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yē → ye (toneless final syllable variant)
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄝ → ˙ㄧㄝ (toneless final syllable variant)
- Tongyong Pinyin: ye̊
- Wade–Giles: yeh5
- Yale: ye
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: .ie
- Palladius: е (je)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛ⁵⁵/ → /jɛ/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: jaa1
- Yale: yā
- Cantonese Pinyin: jaa1
- Guangdong Romanization: ya1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jaː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Definitions
吔
- interjection for surprise, amazement and sigh
- particle for surprise, amazement and sigh
Compounds
- 吔吔聲 / 吔吔声
- 哎吔
Etymology 2
| simp. and trad. |
吔 | |
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yě
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yě
- Wade–Giles: yeh3
- Yale: yě
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yee
- Palladius: е (je)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛ²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Definitions
吔
- Used in phonetic transcriptions in Buddhist scriptures.
Etymology 3
| simp. and trad. |
吔 | |
|---|---|---|
| alternative forms | 也 | |
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: jaa2
- Yale: yá
- Cantonese Pinyin: jaa2
- Guangdong Romanization: ya2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jaː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Definitions
吔
- only used in 威吔
Etymology 4
| simp. and trad. |
吔 | |
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Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: jaa4
- Yale: yàh
- Cantonese Pinyin: jaa4
- Guangdong Romanization: ya4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jaː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Definitions
吔
Etymology 5
| simp. and trad. |
吔 | |
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Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: jaak3
- Yale: yaak
- Cantonese Pinyin: jaak8
- Guangdong Romanization: yag3
- Sinological IPA (key): /jaːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Definitions
吔
Japanese
Kanji
吔
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Readings
Vietnamese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声): semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 也 (dã).
Han character
吔: Nôm readings: nhả[1][2][3], dà[1][3][4], giã[1][3][4], dã[2][4], dạ[1], đã[3], rã[3]
- chữ Nôm form of dà (“used in dần dà (“gradually”)”)
- chữ Nôm form of dạ
- (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) yes (answers a question)
- An initial particle to express politeness and respect
- chữ Nôm form of giã (“(dated) to say goodbye (to); to bid farewell”)
- chữ Nôm form of nhả (“to stop holding in mouth, to spit out”)