Talk:雅哉哉

Check if used in China.

@Justinrleung Could you please check your sources to see if this expression is also used in China, or is this unique to Singapore Teochew? The dog2 (talk) 06:00, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

@The dog2: It's used in Mainland China too, but I think it's SoP. AFAICT, 哉哉 can come after any adjective. — justin(r)leung _{{ (t...) | c=› }} 06:51, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

@Justinrleung: Oh, so it's not analogous to Hokkien idiophones like 芳貢貢 then? The dog2 (talk) 06:58, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

@The dog2: Right. — justin(r)leung _{{ (t...) | c=› }} 07:07, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

@The dog2: It's the reduplicated form of zai6 sense 3 here. — justin(r)leung _{{ (t...) | c=› }} 07:09, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

@Justinrleung: So what do your sources say about 哉哉 then? The dog2 (talk) 07:10, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

潮·普双言语词典 says it's the same as one 哉. It says it's a sentence-final particle, but I think it's not quite right about that. — justin(r)leung _{{ (t...) | c=› }} 07:12, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

@Justinrleung: I see. So if that's the case, how should we cover the fact that it's often duplicated when used in this sense? The dog2 (talk) 07:14, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

@Justinrleung Looks like Mogher has an entry for this term: [1]. Do you think this means it qualifies for a listing? Also, I got the character in this one from Teochew karaoke videos that were produced in Singapore, but maybe we can move this to 雅在在 if that is the standard way of writing it. The dog2 (talk) 14:33, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

@The dog2: No, I don't think we should blindly follow Mogher. Both 在在 or 哉哉 seem to be attested; not sure which is more common/established. — justin(r)leung _{{ (t...) | c=› }} 17:00, 11 January 2024 (UTC)