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U+54A7, 咧
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-54A7

[U+54A6]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+54A8]

Translingual

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Han character

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(Kangxi radical 30, +6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 口一弓弓 (RMNN), four-corner 62000, composition )

  1. stretched mouth, grimace, grin

References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 186, character 9
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3536
  • Dae Jaweon: page 405, character 31
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 613, character 16
  • Unihan data for U+54A7

Chinese

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Glyph origin

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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声) : semantic (mouth; speech) + phonetic (OC *red).

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Definitions

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  1. To grimace

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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Definitions

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  1. to draw back the corners of one's mouth

Compounds

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Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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Definitions

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  1. (dialectal) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Etymology 4

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See 佇咧.

Pronunciation

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Definitions

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  1. (Southern Min) in the process of; currently (placed before the verb)
    食飯食饭 [Taiwanese Hokkien]  ―  Góa teh chia̍h-pn̄g. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  I'm eating.
  2. (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) in; at; on (placed after verbs indicating a change of location or position)
  3. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) give something a go; give something a try
    [Hokkien, trad. and simp.]
    Chia khǹg--leh tio̍h hó--ah. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    Just put it here.

Synonyms

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Compounds

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Etymology 5

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Pronunciation

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Definitions

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  1. Sentence-final particle signalling emphasis of the preceding words.
  2. Sentence-final interrogative particle used to express doubt.
    [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
    [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
    Lí hó--bô? Góa chin hó. Lí--leh? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    How are you? I'm well. How about you?

Descendants

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  • English: leh

Etymology 6

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Pronunciation

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Definitions

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  1. (Tong'an Hokkien) to joke; to kid; to make a joke; to joke around
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Japanese

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Kanji

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(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

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  • On (unclassified): れつ (retsu)れち (rechi)

Korean

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Hanja

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(ryeol) (hangeul )

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Vietnamese

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Han character

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: Hán Nôm readings: lác, sẹt, liệt, sèn, xẹt

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