呢
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Translingual
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Han character
呢 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 口尸心 (RSP), four-corner 67011, composition ⿰口尼)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 181, character 25
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3430
- Dae Jaweon: page 399, character 31
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 609, character 3
- Unihan data for U+5462
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *nil) : semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 尼 (OC *nil)
Etymology 1
| trad. | 呢 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 呢 | |
| alternative forms | 吶／呐 | |
Ota (1987) suggests that the particle used in questions comes from 聻 (MC nriX) [Five Dynasties], a particle which may come from 爾 (MC nyeX, “that”), and that the particle used to indicate an action in progress comes from earlier 哩 [Yuan dynasty], which may come from 裏 (MC liX, “place”) [Tang dynasty–Five Dynasties].
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ne1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): nè / nó / nê
- Eastern Min (BUC): nì
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 0ne
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ˙ㄋㄜ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ne̊
- Wade–Giles: nê5
- Yale: ne
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: .ne
- Palladius: нэ (nɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /nə/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: ne1
- Yale: nē
- Cantonese Pinyin: ne1
- Guangdong Romanization: né1
- Sinological IPA (key): /nɛː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: nè / nó
- Hakka Romanization System: neˇ / noˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: ne2 / no3
- Sinological IPA: /ne¹¹/, /no³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: nè / nê / nó
- Hakka Romanization System: neˇ / neˊ / noˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: ne2 / ne1 / no3
- Sinological IPA: /ne¹¹/, /ne²⁴/, /no³¹/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: nì
- Sinological IPA (key): /nˡi⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
Note: literary.
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: --ni
- Tâi-lô: --ni
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ni
- Tâi-lô: ni
- Phofsit Daibuun: ny
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /nĩ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: --neh
- Tâi-lô: --neh
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: --nih
- Tâi-lô: --nih
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ne
- Tâi-lô: ne
- Phofsit Daibuun: nef
- IPA (Xiamen): /nẽ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: --ne
- Tâi-lô: --ne
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nee
- Tâi-lô: nee
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /nɛ̃⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: --nee
- Tâi-lô: --nee
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: nê1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ne
- Sinological IPA (key): /ne³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
- Wu
Definitions
- Sentence-final particle indicating a reciprocal question; used to apply the previously asked question to a new subject. What about ...?; And ...?
- Sentence-final particle signalling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words.
- Sentence-final particle indicating continuation of an action or state, English present continuous. to be ...-ing
- Sentence-final particle used to make questions more indirect, to give the impression that the speaker is speaking to themselves.
Usage notes
When expressing an action in progress, 呢 can be used with 正在 (zhèngzài) and 著／着 (zhe) in a sentence. This is the full pattern. Each part is optional. The use of 呢 implies a contrastive mood.
Compounds
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Etymology 2
- “cloth”
- From French laine. In 《明史》, this word is also written as 嗹／𪡏. Cognate with Cantonese 冷 (laang5-1).
Pronunciation
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Definitions
- Used in 呢喃 (nínán).
- woollen cloth (for heavy clothing)
- 1853, 陳逢𢖍 [Chen Fengheng; Chin Hōkō], “𠸄咭唎紀略序”, in 荒木謇, editor, 𠸄咭唎紀略 [Yingjili jilüe; Egeresu kiryaku][1], page unknown:
Compounds
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Etymology 3
| trad. | 呢 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 呢 | |
| alternative forms | 爾／尔 rare 邇／迩 rare 伊 (ji1) 依 (ji1) 咿 (ji1) | |
Substrate word. Compare:
- Proto-Tai *najꟲ (“this”): Zhuang neix (“this”), Thai นี้ (níi, “this”), Lao ນີ້ (nī, “this”)
- Proto-Mon-Khmer *niʔ ~ nih (“this”): Khmer នេះ (nih, “this”)
- Proto-Mon-Khmer *naaj (“deictic particle”): Khmer នាយ (niəy, “over there”), Vietnamese này, nầy (“this”), Vietnamese nay (“now”), Vietnamese nấy (“that”)
- Proto-Hmong-Mien *ʔneinˣ (“this”): White Hmong no (“here, this”)
- Proto-Austronesian *nay (“deictic particle: this”), *qani (“proximal deictic: this”), *-ni (“proximal spatio-temporal deixis: this, here; now”): Malay ini (“this”).
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: ni1 / nei1
- Yale: nī / nēi
- Cantonese Pinyin: ni1 / nei1
- Guangdong Romanization: ni1 / néi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /niː⁵⁵/, /nei̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Definitions
Usage notes
- Unlike Mandarin 這／这 (zhè), 呢 cannot be used alone without a following classifier. See 呢個#Usage notes.
Synonyms
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: ne2
- Yale: né
- Cantonese Pinyin: ne2
- Guangdong Romanization: né2
- Sinological IPA (key): /nɛː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Definitions
Etymology 5
From clipping of English level.
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: le1
- Yale: lē
- Cantonese Pinyin: le1
- Guangdong Romanization: lé1
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɛː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Definitions
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, gaming) levels (in a video game)
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, figuratively) levels in a society; social class
Compounds
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Etymology 6
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nǐ
- Wade–Giles: ni3
- Yale: nǐ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nii
- Palladius: ни (ni)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ni²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Definitions
- sound
- (deprecated template usage) Alternative form of 䛏 (ní).
Etymology 7
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ni
- Wade–Giles: ni1
- Yale: nī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nhi
- Palladius: ни (ni)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ni⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Definitions
- Only used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽 (ǎn mānī bēimēi hōng).
Japanese
Kanji
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
呢 (eum 니 (ni))
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Vietnamese
Han character
呢: Hán Nôm readings: ni, nài, nấy, nê, nỉ, nì, này
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