喎

See also: 㖞

喎 U+558E, 喎 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-558E ← 喍 [U+558D] CJK Unified Ideographs 喏 → [U+558F]

Translingual

Han character

喎 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 口月月口 (RBBR), four-corner 6702₇, composition ⿰口咼)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 198, character 9
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3925
• Dae Jaweon: page 419, character 17
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 641, character 11
• Unihan data for U+558E

Chinese

Glyph origen

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

	Old Chinese
碢	*l'oːl
腡	*ɡ·roːl, *kʷroːl
過	*kloːl, *kloːls
渦	*kloːl, *qloːl
鍋	*kloːl
楇	*kloːl, *ɡloːls
瘑	*kloːl
緺	*koːl, *kroːl, *kʷroːl
堝	*kloːl
濄	*kloːl, *qloːl
鐹	*kloːlʔ, *kloːls
薖	*kʰloːl
簻	*kʰloːl, *kr'oːl
禍	*ɡloːlʔ
窩	*qloːl
萵	*qloːl
檛	*kr'oːl
膼	*kr'oːl
蝸	*kroːl, *kʷroːl
媧	*kroːl, *kʷroːl
騧	*kroːl, *kʷroːl
冎	*kroːlʔ
剮	*kroːlʔ
諣	*qʰroːls, *qʰʷroːls
歄	*kʷroːl
咼	*kʰʷroːl
喎	*kʰʷroːl

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kʰʷroːl) : semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 咼 (OC *kʰʷroːl).

Etymology 1

trad.		喎
simp.		㖞

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wāi, kuāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄞ, ㄎㄨㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): waa¹ / kwaa¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wai
    • Wade–Giles: wai¹
    • Yale: wāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uai
    • Palladius: вай (vaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waɪ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kuāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kuai
    • Wade–Giles: kʻuai¹
    • Yale: kwāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuai
    • Palladius: куай (kuaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: waa¹ / kwaa¹
    • Yale: wā / kwā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: waa¹ / kwaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wa¹ / kua¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waː⁵⁵/, /kʷʰaː⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: khwea

Rime
Character	喎
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	佳 (32)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	苦緺切
Baxter	khwea
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰˠuɛ/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰʷᵚæ/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰuæi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰwaɨj/
Li Rong	/kʰuɛ/
Wang Li	/kʰwai/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kʰwai/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	kuā
Expected Cantonese Reflex	faai1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*kʰʷroːl/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	喎
Reading #	1/1
No.	4398
Phonetic component	冎
Rime group	歌
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	咼
Old Chinese	/*kʰʷroːl/
Notes	同咼見靈樞

Definitions

喎

1. (especially of mouth) wry; askew; crooked

Compounds

• 喎斜 / 㖞斜

 

Etymology 2

trad.		喎
simp.		㖞
alternative forms		wor

Pronunciation 1

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wo³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: wo³
    • Yale: wo
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wo³
    • Guangdong Romanization: wo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔː³³/

Definitions

喎

1. (Cantonese) Sentence-final modal particle used as a casual reminder or for emphasis.

   記住帶多件褸喎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   记住带多件褛㖞。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   gei³ zyu⁶ daai³ do¹ gin⁶ lau¹ wo³. [Jyutping]

   Remember to bring a jacket with you.

   臨瞓前要刷牙㗎喎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   临𰥛前要刷牙㗎㖞。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   lam⁴ fan³ cin⁴ jiu³ caat³ ngaa⁴ gaa³ wo³. [Jyutping]

   You've got to brush your teeth before bed.

   我已經食咗飯㗎喇喎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   我已经食咗饭㗎喇㖞。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   ngo⁵ ji⁵ ging¹ sik⁶ zo² faan⁶ gaa³ laa³ wo³. [Jyutping]

   I've already eaten.

2. (Cantonese) Sentence-final modal particle used to express realization.
3. (Cantonese) Sentence-final modal particle used to emphasises truth that contradicts an incorrect assumption.

   冇想像中咁差喎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   冇想像中咁差㖞。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   mou⁵ soeng² zoeng⁶ zung¹ gam³ caa¹ wo³. [Jyutping]

   It's not that bad as expected.

   呢本書係咪你㗎？
   唔係我㗎喎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   呢本书系咪你㗎？
   唔系我㗎㖞。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   ni¹ bun² syu¹ hai⁶ mai⁶ nei⁵ gaa³?
   m⁴ hai⁶ ngo⁵ gaa³ wo³. [Jyutping]

   Is this book yours?
   Not mine.

   佢幾時到？我哋等埋佢就開飯。
   吓，佢今日唔嚟喎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   佢几时到？我哋等埋佢就开饭。
   吓，佢今日唔嚟㖞。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   keoi⁵ gei² si⁴ dou³? ngo⁵ dei⁶ dang² maai⁴ keoi⁵ zau⁶ hoi¹ faan⁶.
   haa², keoi⁵ gam¹ jat⁶ m⁴ lei⁴ wo³. [Jyutping]

   When will he arrive? We'll start the meal once he's here.
   Huh? He's not coming today.

4. (Cantonese) Sentence-final modal particle used to express sarcasm.

   多謝喎／多谢㖞 [Cantonese]  ―  do¹ ze⁶ wo³ [Jyutping]  ―  thanks a lot

Pronunciation 2

trad.		喎
simp.		㖞
alternative forms		wor

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wo⁵

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: wo⁵
    • Yale: wóh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wo⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: wo⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔː¹³/

Definitions

喎

1. (Cantonese) Sentence-final modal particle used for reported speech.

   老師叫我哋去食飯先喎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   老师叫我哋去食饭先㖞。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   lou⁵ si¹ giu³ ngo⁵ dei⁶ heoi³ sik⁶ faan⁶ sin¹ wo⁵. [Jyutping]

   The teacher told us to go eat first.

   開多三張檯喎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   开多三张台㖞。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   hoi¹ do¹ saam¹ zoeng¹ toi^4-2 wo⁵. [Jyutping]

   (Someone said) Set up three more tables.

Pronunciation 3

For pronunciation and definitions of 喎 – see 啝 (“sentence-final particle expressing surprise”). (This character is a variant form of 啝).

References

• “喎”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

喎

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): か (ka)
• Kun: ゆがむ (yugamu)

Vietnamese

Han character

喎: Hán Nôm readings: oa

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