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垃圾

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Chinese

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phonetic
trad. (垃圾) 垃 圾
simp. #(垃圾) 垃 圾
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Etymology

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From earlier 擸𢶍 (làsà, “to jumble; jumble; litter”). Reduplication derived from a root (*lap or *sap) meaning "untidy, unclean". The pronunciation "lèsè" is possibly influenced by Wu.

Second syllable of the Mainland Mandarin reading lājī is irregular, resulting from the incorrect association of the rare character in its obsolete form 靸 (sǎ) with the usual pronunciation of its phonetic component (及 (jí)).

Cognate with 邋遢 (lāta, “unclean, untidy, unkempt”) (> 邋邋遢遢, 邋裡邋遢/邋里邋遢).

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Is this family of Sinitic terms denoting "unkemptness" (lap, sap) of internally-Sinitic, possibly sound-symbolic, origin? Substrate borrowing? Inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan?”

Pronunciation 1

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Note: lah4 sab4 - Shantou.
Note:
  • 6la-shi, 1la-shi - modern, influenced by Mandarin;
  • 8leq-seq - near-obsolete.

    Noun

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    垃圾

    1. (literally) garbage; rubbish; trash; waste; refuse; junk
      清理垃圾  ―  qīnglǐ lājī  ―  to clean up the rubbish
      扔垃圾  ―  rēng lājī  ―  to litter
    2. (figuratively) rubbish (a valueless thing)
      垃圾食品 [Shanghainese]  ―  6la-shi-zeq8-pin5 [Wugniu]  ―  junk food
    3. (computing, Internet, prefix) junk messages; spam; unsolicited messages
      垃圾郵箱/垃圾邮箱  ―  lājī yóuxiāng  ―  spam folder
      我昨天收到了三十多條垃圾短信。 [MSC, trad.]
      我昨天收到了三十多条垃圾短信。 [MSC, simp.]
      Wǒ zuótiān shōudào le sānshí duō tiáo lājī duǎnxìn. [Pinyin]
      I received over 30 spam text messages yesterday.
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    Adjective

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    垃圾

    1. (colloquial) very bad; rubbish
      電影太垃圾了!/电影太垃圾了!  ―  Diànyǐng tài lājī le!  ―  This movie is so shit!
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    Pronunciation 2

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    Adjective

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    垃圾

    1. (Hakka, Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) dirty; unhygienic
    2. (Mainland China Hokkien) low and cheap; substandard and vile
    3. (Hakka) haunted
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