囡
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Translingual
Han character
囡 (Kangxi radical 31, 囗+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 田女 (WV), four-corner 60404, composition ⿴囗女)
Derived characters
- 𥜫, 𦮗
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 217, character 6
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4696
- Dae Jaweon: page 444, character 5
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 713, character 8
- Unihan data for U+56E1
Chinese
Etymology 1
| trad. | 囡 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 囡 | |
| alternative forms | 囝 (especially referring to a boy) | |
Pan (2015) proposes that it is a contraction of 女兒/女儿, comparing it to 蝦/虾 (1ho; 1hoe), where 1hoe is a contraction of 蝦兒/虾儿, and noting that some Wu dialects pronounce 女 (6gniu) with a 麻 (MC mae)-final (/o/).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: nān
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nan
- Wade–Giles: nan1
- Yale: nān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nhan
- Palladius: нань (nanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /nän⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: naam4
- Yale: nàahm
- Cantonese Pinyin: naam4
- Guangdong Romanization: nam4
- Sinological IPA (key): /naːm²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Wu
Note: 1noe - see 囡囡.
Definitions
囡
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 小孩 (“child; kid”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 女兒 (“daughter”) [map]
Compounds
Etymology 2
| trad. | 囡 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 囡 | |
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: neoi5 / neoi5-2 / neoi5-1
- Yale: néuih / néui / nēui
- Cantonese Pinyin: noey5 / noey5-2 / noey5-1
- Guangdong Romanization: nêu5 / nêu5-2 / nêu5-1
- Sinological IPA (key): /nɵy̯¹³/, /nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/, /nɵy̯¹³⁻⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Definitions
囡
Compounds
- 囡囡 (neoi5-4 neoi5-1) (Cantonese)
Etymology 3
| trad. | 囡 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 囡 | |
| alternative forms | 囝 | |
Cognate with 囝 (kiáⁿ, káⁿ) and 仔 (á).
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kín / gín / kán
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kín
- Tâi-lô: kín
- Phofsit Daibuun: kien
- Sinological IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /kin⁵⁵⁴/
- Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kin⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gín
- Tâi-lô: gín
- Phofsit Daibuun: gien
- Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /ɡin⁵³/
- Sinological IPA (Philippines): /ɡin⁵⁵⁴/
- Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡin⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kán
- Tâi-lô: kán
- Phofsit Daibuun: karn
- Sinological IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /kan⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Philippines)
Definitions
囡
- only used in 囡仔
Compounds
- 囡仔 (Min Nan)
- 囡仔人 (Min Nan)
- 囡仔兄 (Min Nan)
- 囡仔囝 (Min Nan)
- 囡仔嬰 / 囡仔婴 (Min Nan)
- 囡仔工 (Min Nan)
- 囡仔性 (Min Nan)
- 囡仔栽 (Min Nan)
- 囡仔款 (Min Nan)
- 囡仔歌 (Min Nan)
- 囡仔疕 (Min Nan)
- 年尾囡仔 (Min Nan)
- 抾囡仔 (Min Nan)
- 查埔囡仔 (Min Nan)
- 查某囡仔 (Min Nan)
- 死囡仔 (Min Nan)
- 死囡仔脯 (Min Nan)
- 死囡仔䖙 (Min Nan)
- 猴囡仔 (Min Nan)
- 生囡仔 (Min Nan)
- 育囡仔 (Min Nan)
- 育囡仔歌 (Min Nan)
- 𨑨迌囡仔 (Min Nan)
- 騙囡仔 / 骗囡仔 (Min Nan)
References
- Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), B00480
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Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.“(#)”, in 臺灣閩南語按呢寫[1], Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2013. - “囡”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2026.
- Douglas, Carstairs (1873), “kán”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, With the Principal Variations of the Chang-chew and Chin-chew Dialects. (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 194; New Edition, With Corrections by the Author., Thomas Barclay, Lîm Iàn-sîn 林燕臣, London: Publishing Office of the Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 194
Japanese
Kanji
囡
- one's daughter
- to filch
- to secrete
Readings
Vietnamese
Han character
囡: Hán Nôm readings: niếp
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