垃圾

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (垃圾)
simp. #(垃圾)
alternative forms
 
擸𢶍
磖磼
𧞪䙣
𧙀䙣
儠㒎
擸𢶍
磖磼
𧞪䙣
𧙀䙣
儠㒎
𦆻颯𦆻飒
拉颯拉飒
垃靸
垃趿

Etymology

From earlier 擸𢶍 (làsà, “to jumble; jumble; litter”). Reduplication derived from a root (*lap or *sap) meaning "untidy, unclean". The pronunciation "lèsè" is possibly influenced by Wu.

Second syllable of the Mainland Mandarin reading lājī is irregular, resulting from the incorrect association of the rare character in its obsolete form () with the usual pronunciation of its phonetic component ( ()).

Cognate with 邋遢 (lāta, “unclean, untidy, unkempt”) (> 邋邋遢遢, 邋裡邋遢邋里邋遢).

Pronunciation 1


Note: lah4 sab4 - Shantou.
  • Wu
    • (Shanghai):
      • Wugniu: 6la-shi; 8leq-seq
      • MiniDict: la shi; leh seh
      • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 3la-xi; 5leq-seq
      • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /la²² ɕi⁴⁴/, /ləʔ¹¹ səʔ²³/
Note:
  • 3la xi - modern, influenced by Mandarin;
  • 5leq seq - near-obsolete.

    Noun

    垃圾

    1. (literally) garbage; rubbish; trash; waste; refuse; junk
      清理垃圾   qīnglǐ lājī   to clean up the rubbish
      垃圾   rēng lājī   to litter
    2. (figuratively) rubbish (a valueless thing)
    3. (computing, Internet, prefix) junk messages; spam; unsolicited messages
      垃圾郵箱垃圾邮箱   lājī yóuxiāng   spam folder
      昨天收到三十垃圾短信 [MSC, trad.]
      昨天收到三十垃圾短信 [MSC, simp.]
      Wǒ zuótiān shōudào le sānshí duō tiáo lājī duǎnxìn. [Pinyin]
      I received over 30 spam text messages yesterday.
    Synonyms
    • (garbage):
    Derived terms

    Adjective

    垃圾

    1. (colloquial) very bad; rubbish
      電影垃圾电影垃圾   Diànyǐng tài lājī le!   This movie is so shit!
    Synonyms

    Pronunciation 2


    Adjective

    垃圾

    1. (Hakka, Hokkien) dirty; unhygienic
    2. (Mainland China Hokkien) low and cheap; substandard and vile
    3. (Hakka) haunted
    Synonyms
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    Further reading

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