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U+5478, 呸
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5478

[U+5477]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+5479]

Translingual

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Han character

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(Kangxi radical 30, +5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 口一火一 (RMFM), four-corner 61019, composition )

References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 183, character 5
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3462
  • Dae Jaweon: page 402, character 6
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 599, character 5
  • Unihan data for U+5478

Chinese

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trad.
simp. #

Glyph origin

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Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声) : semantic + phonetic .

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Definitions

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  1. (strong, offensive) bah!; ugh!
    在乎生氣 [MSC, trad.]
    在乎生气 [MSC, simp.]
    Pēi! Wǒ cái bù zàihu nǐ shēng bù shēngqì ne. [Pinyin]
    Bah! I don't care if you're angry.
Usage notes
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  • The Chinese usage carries a generally stronger offensive or antagonistic connotation than the corresponding interjection bah or similar in English.
Compounds
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Definitions

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  1. (Southern Min) to spit
Synonyms
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Compounds
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Japanese

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Kanji

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(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

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  • On (unclassified): (hi)

Korean

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Hanja

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(eum (bi))

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Vietnamese

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Han character

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: Hán Nôm readings: phi, bậy, phôi

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