嘜

See also: 唛

Translingual

Han character

嘜 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 口十人弓 (RJON), four-corner 6402₇, composition ⿰口麥)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 206, character 20
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4231
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 674, character 4
• Unihan data for U+561C

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Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 口 (“mouth; colloquial speech”) + phonetic 麥.

For etymologies 1–3, this is based on Cantonese 麥／麦 (mak6).

For etymology 4, this is based on Mandarin 麥／麦 (mài).

Etymology 1

trad.		嘜
simp.		唛
alternative forms		嚜

Borrowed from English mark, via Cantonese.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mài, mà

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄞˋ, ㄇㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mak¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ba̍k

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mài
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mài
    • Wade–Giles: mai⁴
    • Yale: mài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: may
    • Palladius: май (maj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maɪ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mà
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mà
    • Wade–Giles: ma⁴
    • Yale: mà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mah
    • Palladius: ма (ma)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: mak¹
    • Yale: māk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mak⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: meg¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐk̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ba̍k
    • Tâi-lô: ba̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bak
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bak̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bak̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bak̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bak̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bak̚⁴/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 嘜

1. (dialect) brand; trademark

   刀嘜／刀唛 [Cantonese]  ―  dou¹ mak¹ [Jyutping]  ―  Knife Brand (a brand of oil in Hong Kong)

Etymology 2

trad.		嘜
simp.		唛
alternative forms		嚜

Borrowed from English mug.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mak¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: mak¹
    • Yale: māk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mak⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: meg¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐk̚⁵/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 嘜 (Cantonese)

1. empty can
2. mug
3. Classifier for number of cups or cans of rice, etc.

   今晚多咗兩個人嚟黐餐，睇嚟要煲多一嘜米至夠。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   今晚多咗两个人嚟黐餐，睇嚟要煲多一唛米至够。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   gam¹ maan⁵ do¹ zo² loeng⁵ go³ jan⁴ lai⁴ ci¹ caan¹, tai² lei⁴ jiu³ bou¹ do¹ jat¹ mak¹ mai⁵ zi³ gau³. [Jyutping]

   Since two more people are coming over for dinner tonight, it seems like we'll need to cook one more can of rice to have enough.

Etymology 3

trad.		嘜
simp.		唛

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mak¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: mak¹
    • Yale: māk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mak⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: meg¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐk̚⁵/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 嘜

1. (Cantonese) great-great-grandson

Etymology 4

trad.		嘜
simp.		唛

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): mài

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mài
    • Tâi-lô: mài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: maix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /mãi²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /mãi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /mãi²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /mãi¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /mãi²¹/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 嘜

1. (Hokkien) (deprecated template usage) Alternative form of 莫 (mài, “don't”).

   • 嘜問多少人講閒啊話 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     唛问多少人讲闲啊话 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2012, (deprecated template usage) 許富凱 (Henry Hsu), 決心

     Mài mn̄g gōa-chōe lâng kóng êng-á-ōe [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Don't ask how many people are gossiping

   • 互相嘜相找，你咱已經無關係。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     互相唛相找，你咱已经无关系。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2014, (deprecated template usage) 郭婷筠 (Ara Guo), 嘜相找

     Hō͘-siong mài sio chhōe, lí lán í-keng bô koan-hē. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Don't look for each other; we don't have a relationship anymore.

   • 愛我著嘜來害我，誓言著不通倒彈。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     爱我著唛来害我，誓言著不通倒弹。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2015, (deprecated template usage) 陳百潭 and (deprecated template usage) 曹雅雯 (Olivia Tsao), 愛我著嘜來害我

     Ài góa tio̍h mài lâi hāi góa, sè-giân tio̍h m̄-thang tò-tōaⁿ. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     If you love me, then don't hurt me; you must not take back your promise

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Japanese

Kanji

嘜

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): ば (ba)

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Vietnamese

Han character

(deprecated template usage) 嘜 (mím, mỉm)

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