唻

唻 U+553B, 唻 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-553B ← 唺 [U+553A] CJK Unified Ideographs 唼 → [U+553C]

Translingual

Han character

唻 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 口木人人 (RDOO), four-corner 6409₈, composition ⿰口來)

Derived characters

• 𢴙

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 194, character 8
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3779
• Dae Jaweon: page 414, character 14
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 637, character 9
• Unihan data for U+553B

Chinese

trad.		唻
simp.		𫪁

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
來	*m·rɯːɡ
萊	*rɯː, *rɯːs
淶	*rɯː
徠	*rɯː, *rɯːs
崍	*rɯː
郲	*rɯː, *ruːlʔ, *ruːlʔ
騋	*rɯː
猍	*rɯː
鯠	*rɯː
鶆	*rɯː
庲	*rɯː
棶	*rɯː
斄	*rɯː, *rɯ
逨	*rɯː, *rɯːs
麳	*rɯː
唻	*rɯːʔ, *rrɯː
賚	*rɯːs
睞	*rɯːs
勑	*rɯːs
誺	*rɯːs, *r̥ʰɯ, *r̥ʰɯs, *r̥ʰɯs
倈	*rɯ
憖	*ŋrɯns
猌	*ŋrɯns
麥	*mrɯːɡ

Etymology 1

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lái (lai²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): laai⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lái
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lái
    • Wade–Giles: lai²
    • Yale: lái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lai
    • Palladius: лай (laj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: laai⁴
    • Yale: làaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: laai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: lai⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːi̯²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: leaj

Rime
Character	唻
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	皆 (33)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	賴諧切
Baxter	leaj
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/lˠɛi/
Pan Wuyun	/lᵚæi/
Shao Rongfen	/lɐi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ləɨj/
Li Rong	/lɛi/
Wang Li	/lɐi/
Bernard Karlgren	/lăi/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lái
Expected Cantonese Reflex	laai4

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*rɯːʔ/, /*rrɯː/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	唻	唻
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	7613	7621
Phonetic component	來	來
Rime group	之	之
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	𨦂	唻
Old Chinese	/*rɯːʔ/	/*rrɯː/

Definitions

唻

1. singing sound

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎi (lai³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): loi⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎi
    • Wade–Giles: lai³
    • Yale: lǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lae
    • Palladius: лай (laj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laɪ̯²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: loi⁵
    • Yale: lóih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loi⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: loi⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔːi̯¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: lojX

Rime
Character	唻
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	咍 (41)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	來改切
Baxter	lojX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/lʌiX/
Pan Wuyun	/ləiX/
Shao Rongfen	/lɒiX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ləjX/
Li Rong	/lᴀiX/
Wang Li	/lɒiX/
Bernard Karlgren	/lɑ̆iX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lǎi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	loi5

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*rɯːʔ/, /*rrɯː/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	唻	唻
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	7613	7621
Phonetic component	來	來
Rime group	之	之
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	𨦂	唻
Old Chinese	/*rɯːʔ/	/*rrɯː/

Definitions

唻

1. used in 囉唻／啰𫪁 (“singing sound”)

Pronunciation 3

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lài (lai⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): loi⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lài
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lài
    • Wade–Giles: lai⁴
    • Yale: lài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lay
    • Palladius: лай (laj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: loi⁶
    • Yale: loih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: loi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔːi̯²²/

Definitions

唻

1. calling sound

Pronunciation 4

For pronunciation and definitions of 唻 – see 嚟 (“to come; to arrive; to bring; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 嚟).

Etymology 2

Unglottalized form of 了, or 哉 which underwent lenition.

Pronunciation

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶le; ⁰le

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• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶le; ⁰le
    • MiniDict: le^去; 0le
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³le; ⁰le
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /le²³/, /le/

Interjection

唻 (Northern Wu, especially Shanghainese)

1. Used like an emphatic 了.

   • 還有一樁猜勿出個事體唻。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
     还有一桩猜勿出个事体𫪁。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

     From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 309

     ⁶we-yeu ⁷iq-tsaon ⁵tshoe-veq-tsheq-gheq ⁶zy-thi ⁰le [Wugniu]

     There's still one thing I can't guess.

2. Sentence-final particle expressing exclaimation, exaggeration, surprise. ah

   勿是唻／勿是𫪁 [Shanghainese]  ―  ⁸veq-zy ⁰le [Wugniu]  ―  Nah, it’s not

3. Sentence-final particle expressing a monishing tone.

   • 儂可以回去唻！ [Shanghainese, trad.]
     侬可以回去𫪁！ [Shanghainese, simp.]

     From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 309

     ⁶non ⁵khu-i ⁶we-chi ⁰le [Wugniu]

     You can come back now!

4. Sentence-final particle expressing disapproval.

   • 真也勿清白唻！ [Shanghainese, trad.]
     真也勿清白𫪁！ [Shanghainese, simp.]

     From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 309

     ¹tsen ⁶gha ⁸veq-chin-baq ⁰le [Wugniu]

     That doesn't help clear it up at all!

5. Sentence-final particle expressing envy or blame.

   • 儂屋裏三房兩廳唻！ [Shanghainese, trad.]
     侬屋里三房两厅𫪁！ [Shanghainese, simp.]

     From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 309

     ⁶non ⁷oq-li ¹se-faon ⁶lian-thin ⁰le [Wugniu]

     Your place has five rooms and two are huge!

6. Sentence-final particle used to indicate an imperative.

   • 算唻，勿要搭伊去爭唻。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
     算𫪁，勿要搭伊去争𫪁。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

     From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 309

     ⁵soe-le ⁸veq-iau ⁷taq ⁶yi ⁵chi ¹tsan-le [Wugniu]

     Give up, there's no point in fighting for it with him.

Japanese

Kanji

唻

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• Go-on: らい (rai)
• Kan-on: らい (rai)
• Kun: うたう (utau, 唻う)^{←うたふ (utafu, 唻ふ, historical)}