尬

尬	U+5C2C, 尬 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5C2C

← 尫
[U+5C2B]

CJK Unified Ideographs

尭 →
[U+5C2D]

Translingual

Han character

尬 (Kangxi radical 43, 尢+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 大山人中中 (KUOLL), four-corner 4801₂, composition ⿺尢介)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 298, character 15

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7560

Dae Jaweon: page 593, character 18

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 553, character 10

Unihan data for U+5C2C

Chinese

simp. and trad.		尬
alternative forms		魀

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (介) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
妎	ɡaːds, ɡeːds
芥	*kreːds
尬	*kreːds
界	*kreːds
介	*kreːds
疥	*kreːds
玠	*kreːds
砎	kreːds, kreːd, *ɡraːd
魪	*kreːds
价	*kreːds
衸	kreːds, ɡreːds
齘	*ɡreːds
骱	ɡaːd, kreːd
扴	*kreːd
圿	*kreːd
忦	*kreːd

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kreːds) : semantic 尢 + phonetic 介 (OC *kreːds).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gà, jiè (ga⁴, jie⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄚˋ, ㄐㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gaai³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): gai¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): kie

(Meixian, Guangdong): gê⁴
Eastern Min (BUC): gái
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kài

(Teochew, Peng'im): gai³
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁵ka

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gà
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gà
  - Wade–Giles: ka⁴
  - Yale: gà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gah
  - Palladius: га (ga)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, variant)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiè
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiè
  - Wade–Giles: chieh⁴
  - Yale: jyè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jieh
  - Palladius: цзе (cze)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaai³
  - Yale: gaai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: gai³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːi̯³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: gai¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kai³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kie
  - Hakka Romanization System: gie
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gie⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯e⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: gê⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ke⁵³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: gái
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑi²¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kài
  - Tâi-lô: kài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kaix
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kai²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kai⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gai³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kài
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kai²¹³/
Wu
- (Shanghai):
  - Wugniu: ⁵ka
  - MiniDict: ka^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²ka
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ka³⁴/

Middle Chinese: keajH

Rime
Character	尬
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	皆 (33)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	古拜切
Baxter	keajH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠɛi^H/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚæi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/kɐi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kəɨj^H/
Li Rong	/kɛi^H/
Wang Li	/kɐi^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/kăi^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiè
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gaai³

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*kreːds/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	尬
Reading #	1/1
No.	6523
Phonetic component	介
Rime group	祭
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	誡
Old Chinese	/*kreːds/

Definitions

尬

Used in 尷尬／尴尬 (gāngà).
(neologism, Mainland China, Taiwan, slang) Short for 尷尬／尴尬 (gāngà). [since 2010s]

Compounds

不尷不尬／不尴不尬 (bùgānbùgà)
不尷尬／不尴尬
尬聊 (gàliáo)
尲尬
尷尬／尴尬

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hokkien 較／较.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gà (ga⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄚˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gà
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gà
  - Wade–Giles: ka⁴
  - Yale: gà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gah
  - Palladius: га (ga)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kä⁵¹/

Definitions

尬

(neologism) to compete

Compounds

尬歌 (gàgē)
尬舞 (gàwǔ)
尬酒

Japanese

Kanji

尬

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

On (unclassified): かい (kai); かつ (katsu); けち (kechi)

Kun: あしなえ (ashinae)

Vietnamese

Han character

尬: Hán Nôm readings: giới

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