孭

See also: 𧴯

Translingual

Han character

孭 (Kangxi radical 39, 子+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 弓木月山金 (NDBUC), composition ⿰子貝)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 280, character 2
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1016, character 3
• Unihan data for U+5B6D

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		孭
alternative forms		𧴯

Etymology

Probably a Kra-Dai substrate. Compare Zhuang maq (“to carry on the back”), Mulao ma⁵ (“to carry on the back”), Maonan ʔma⁵ (“to carry on the back”). Cognate with Fuzhou Eastern Min 邁／迈 (mâi, “to carry on the back”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): miē (mie¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄝ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): me¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): mie²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: miē
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄝ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mie
    • Wade–Giles: mieh¹
    • Yale: myē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhie
    • Palladius: ме (me)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɛ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: me¹
    • Yale: mē
    • Cantonese Pinyin: me¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: mé¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɛː⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: mie²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵐbiɛ⁵⁵/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 孭

1. (Cantonese) to carry on the back

   孭書包／𱙷书包 [Cantonese]  ―  me¹ syu¹ baau¹ [Jyutping]  ―  to wear a backpack

2. (Cantonese) to carry the responsibility; to be responsible for

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 背負 (“to carry on the back”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		負
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		背負
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	背
	Taiwan	背
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	背
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	背
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	背
	Wuhan	背, 馱
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	背, 馱
	Hefei	背, 馱
Cantonese	Guangzhou	孭
	Hong Kong	孭
	Yangjiang	孭
Gan	Nanchang	馱, 背
Hakka	Meixian	背, 揹
Jin	Taiyuan	背
Northern Min	Jian'ou	騎, 邁
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	邁
Southern Min	Xiamen	背, 揹, 偝
	Zhangzhou	揹, 偝
	Taipei	揹, 偝
	Chaozhou	背
Wu	Suzhou	背
	Wenzhou	背, 擐
Xiang	Changsha	背
	Shuangfeng	背