冇
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Translingual[edit]
Han character[edit]
冇 (Kangxi radical 13, 冂+2, 4 strokes, cangjie input 大月 (KB) or X大月 (XKB), four-corner 40227, composition ⿸𠂇冂)
References[edit]
- KangXi: not present, would follow page 128, character 35
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 96, character 17
- Unihan data for U+5187
Chinese[edit]
Glyph origin[edit]
From the removal of the two inner strokes from 有 (“to have”).
Etymology 1[edit]
trad. | 冇 | |
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simp. # | 冇 | |
alternative forms | 無/无 冒 Xiang |
From 無 (MC mɨo, “to not have”), fused with 有 (MC ɦɨuX, “to have”) (Schuessler, 2007).
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
冇
- (dialectal Mandarin, Cantonese, dialectal Gan, Hakka, dialectal Wu, Xiang) to not have; to not exist
- 你冇女朋友?梗係唔信啦!……或者有。你唔知啫。 [Cantonese, trad.]
- From: 陳慧嫻, 紅茶館
- nei5 mou5 neoi5 pang4 jau5? gang2 hai6 m4 seon3 laa1!...... waak6 ze2 jau5. nei5 m4 zi1 ze1. [Jyutping]
- You don't have a girlfriend? Of course I don't believe you! ... Maybe you do have one, but you just don't know it.
你冇女朋友?梗系唔信啦!……或者有。你唔知啫。 [Cantonese, simp.]
- (dialectal Mandarin, Cantonese, Xiang) have not; did not (do something) (indicating non-completion of a verb)
- (dialectal Cantonese, Nanning Pinghua) not (negator)
Usage notes[edit]
- Originally from Cantonese, the meaning of this character is now understood by many Mandarin speakers.
Synonyms[edit]
Compounds[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
trad. | 冇 | |
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simp. # | 冇 |
Compare Saek [script needed] (phoongC2, “hollow; hole (in a tree, bamboo)”), Proto-Bahnaric *pɔːŋ (“hollow; flattened”) (Schuessler, 2007).
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
冇
- (Min, Hakka) empty; hollow; spongy; not sturdy
- 冇柴 [Hokkien] ― phàⁿ-chhâ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― porous wood
- (Min, Hakka) unreliable; undependable; casual
- (Min Nan) extravagant; generous
- 冇手 [Hokkien] ― phàⁿ-chhiú [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― generous
- (Hakka) insufficient; lacking
Etymology 3[edit]
trad. | 冇 | |
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simp. # | 冇 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
冇
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Etymology 4[edit]
trad. | 冇 | |
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simp. # | 冇 |
From etymology 1, with rising intonation.
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
冇
References[edit]
- “冇”, 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–
- Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), B00004
- zi.tools
Vietnamese[edit]
Han character[edit]
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