嘢
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Translingual
Han character
嘢 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 口田土弓 (RWGN), composition ⿰口野)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 206, character 20
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 676, character 4
- Unihan data for U+5622
Chinese
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (予) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声) : semantic 口 + phonetic 野.
Etymology 1
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alternative forms | 野 惹 |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Definitions
嘢
- (Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Zhongshan Min) thing; matter; stuff (Classifier: 樣/样 c; 家 c)
- (Cantonese, derogatory, always with the classifier) guy; fellow; devil (Classifier: 隻/只 c)
- (Cantonese, euphemistic, always with the classifier) penis (Classifier: 條/条 c)
- (Cantonese, always with the classifier) negative matters caused by or associated with someone (Classifier: 籠/笼 c; 鑊/镬 c; 壇/坛 c)
- (Cantonese, always with the classifier) age of a person, approximating in multiples of tens (only for three or above) (Classifier: 張/张 c)
- (Cantonese) Classifier for occurrences of events, usually negative ones.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 東西 (“thing; object”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 陰莖 (“penis; male genitalia”) [map]
Compounds
Etymology 2
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The character is found volume 8 of the 40-volume version of the Chinese translation of the Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra.
Definitions
嘢
- (Buddhism) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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References
- “嘢”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
- 大般涅槃經(北本涅槃)・卷第八・如來性品第四之五 Early usage of the character in Buddhist text.
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