唔
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Translingual[edit]
Han character[edit]
唔 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 口一一口 (RMMR) or X口一一口 (XRMMR), four-corner 61061, composition ⿰口吾)
References[edit]
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 193, character 5
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3741
- Dae Jaweon: page 413, character 11
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 627, character 2
- Unihan data for U+5514
Chinese[edit]
| simp. and trad. |
唔 | |
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| alternative forms | 毋 Hakka; Teochew | |
Etymology 1[edit]
Belongs to the *m- series of negatives; see 無 (OC *ma, “no”) for more. Cognate with the syllabic negative 毋 (m̄, m̀) in Hokkien and Hakka.
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
唔
- (Cantonese, Teochew, Hakka) not (negator)
- 唔好意思，我唔記得。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
- m4 hou2 ji3 si1, ngo5 m4 gei3 dak1. [Jyutping]
- Sorry, I don't remember.
唔好意思，我唔记得。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]
Synonyms[edit]
Usage notes[edit]
- Cantonese 唔 is the direct equivalent of Standard Chinese 不 (bù), but there are fixed phrases where 不 cannot be substituted with 唔. For example, 不可以 (bùkěyǐ) is equivalent to 唔可以 (m4 ho2 ji5) but 不如 (bùrú) cannot become *唔如.
- See also 不#Usage notes.
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
唔
- Used to express agreement or permission: mhm; uh-huh
- Used to express surprise.
- Alternative form of 嗯: Used to express doubt.
- (Cantonese) Used to express hesitation or thinking: hmm
Etymology 3[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
唔
- Only used in 咿唔 (yīwú, “sound of recitation”).
Etymology 4[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
唔
References[edit]
- Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A00591
- “唔”, 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[edit]
Kanji[edit]
唔
- reading voice
Readings[edit]
Compounds[edit]
- 咿唔 (igo)
Korean[edit]
Hanja[edit]
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Vietnamese[edit]
Han character[edit]
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