呀

呀	U+5440, 呀 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5440

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

呀 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 口一女竹 (RMVH), four-corner 6104₀, composition ⿰口牙)

Derived characters

𮃽

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 180, character 8
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3383
Dae Jaweon: page 398, character 6
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 587, character 12
Unihan data for U+5440

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (牙) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
邪	ljaː, laː
衺	*ljaː
牙	*ŋraː
芽	*ŋraː
齖	ŋraː, ŋraːs
呀	ŋraː, hŋraː
枒	ŋraː, ŋraːs
雅	*ŋraːʔ
厊	*ŋraːʔ
庌	*ŋraːʔ
訝	*ŋraːs
迓	*ŋraːs
砑	*ŋraːs
犽	*ŋraːs
疨	*hŋraː
岈	*hŋraː
谺	*hŋraː
颬	*hŋraː
鴉	*qraː
釾	*laː

Etymology 1

trad.		呀
simp. ^#		呀
alternative forms		吖

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yā (ya¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): aa¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): a / ia
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ia

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yā
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ya
  - Wade–Giles: ya¹
  - Yale: yā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ia
  - Palladius: я (ja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: aa¹
  - Yale: ā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: a¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː⁵⁵/

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a / ia
  - Tâi-lô: a / ia
  - Phofsit Daibuun: af, iaf
  - IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴/, /ia⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³/, /ia³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴/, /ia⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴/, /ia⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴/, /ia⁴⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: ia
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i̯a̠/

Middle Chinese: ngae

Rime
Character	呀
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	麻 (98)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	五加切
Baxter	ngae
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋˠa/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋᵚa/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋa/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋaɨ/
Li Rong	/ŋa/
Wang Li	/ŋa/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ŋa/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yá
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ngaa⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*ŋraː/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	呀
Reading #	1/2
No.	14180
Phonetic component	牙
Rime group	魚
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	牙
Old Chinese	/*ŋraː/

Definitions

呀

to be surprised
你也是重慶人呀。 [MSC, trad.]
你也是重庆人呀。 [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ yě shì Chóngqìng rén yā. [Pinyin]
You're also from Chongqing!?
Interjection for expressing surprise
呀！下雨了！ ― Yā! Xiàyǔ le! ― Ah! It's raining!
(onomatopoeia) creak
門呀的一聲開了。 [MSC, trad.]
门呀的一声开了。 [MSC, simp.]
Mén yā de yī shēng kāi le. [Pinyin]
The door opened with a creak.
a classifier
(Can we add an example for this sense?)

Compounds

噯呀 / 嗳呀 (àiyā)

Etymology 2

trad.		呀
simp. ^#		呀

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ya (ya⁵／ya⁰)

(Zhuyin): ˙ㄧㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: ya
  - Zhuyin: ˙ㄧㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yå
  - Wade–Giles: ya⁵
  - Yale: ya
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: .ia
  - Palladius: я (ja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: aa³
  - Yale: a
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aa³
  - Guangdong Romanization: a³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³/

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

Definitions

呀

Synonym of 啊 (“Sentence-final exclamation particle”). Normally used after words ending in -a, -o, -e, -i, -ü.
他是誰呀？／他是谁呀？ ― Tā shì shéi ya? ― Who is he?

See also: 吖

Synonyms

啊 (a) (after -ng, ci, zi, si, chi, zhi, shi)
哇 (wā) (after -u, -ao)
哪 (na) (after -n)

Compounds

哎呀

Etymology 3

trad.		呀
simp. ^#		呀

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: aa³
  - Yale: a
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aa³
  - Guangdong Romanization: a³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³/

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

Definitions

呀 (Cantonese)

Sentence-final particle for softening statements or questions.
你頭先去咗邊度呀？ [Cantonese, trad.]
你头先去咗边度呀？ [Cantonese, simp.]
nei⁵ tau⁴ sin¹ heoi³ zo² bin¹ dou⁶ aa³? [Jyutping]
Where did you just go?
Particle used after list items in a list of examples.
錢呀、手機呀、電腦呀、都唔見嗮。 [Cantonese, trad.]
钱呀、手机呀、电脑呀、都唔见嗮。 [Cantonese, simp.]
cin^4-2 aa³, sau² gei¹ aa³, din⁶ nou⁵ aa³, dou¹ m⁴ gin³ saai³. [Jyutping]
Money, phone and computer are all missing.

Synonyms

(Mandarin) 啊 (a)

Etymology 4

trad.		呀
simp. ^#		呀

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): aa⁴

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: aa⁴
  - Yale: àh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aa⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: a⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː²¹/

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

Definitions

呀 (Cantonese)

Sentence-final particle expressing surprise and suspicion.
原來係佢呀。 [Cantonese, trad.]
原来系佢呀。 [Cantonese, simp.]
jyun⁴ loi⁴ hai⁶ keoi⁵ aa⁴. [Jyutping]
So it was him?

Usage notes

The tone of the Cantonese sentence-final particles 呀 (aa3), 喇 (laa3), 㗎 (gaa3) and 咋 (zaa3) can be dropped to tone 4 to add disapproval, surprise and suspicion to the particle while also turning the statement into a question.

Etymology 5

trad.		呀
simp. ^#		呀

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiā (xia¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiā
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sia
  - Wade–Giles: hsia¹
  - Yale: syā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shia
  - Palladius: ся (sja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: xae

Rime
Character	呀
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	曉 (32)
Final (韻)	麻 (98)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	許加切
Baxter	xae
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/hˠa/
Pan Wuyun	/hᵚa/
Shao Rongfen	/xa/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/haɨ/
Li Rong	/xa/
Wang Li	/xa/
Bernhard Karlgren	/xa/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xiā
Expected Cantonese Reflex	haa¹

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*hŋraː/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	呀
Reading #	2/2
No.	14191
Phonetic component	牙
Rime group	魚
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	煆
Old Chinese	/*hŋraː/
Notes	見漢賦

Definitions

呀

(of mouth) opened
empty

Etymology 6

trad.		呀
simp. ^#		呀
alternative forms		廿

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): aa⁶

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: aa⁶
  - Yale: ah
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aa⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: a⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː²²/

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

Definitions

呀 (Cantonese)

(colloquial) -ty
卅呀 [Cantonese] ― saa¹ aa⁶ [Jyutping] ― thirty

四呀 [Cantonese] ― sei³ aa⁶ [Jyutping] ― forty

九呀三 [Cantonese] ― gau² aa⁶ saam¹ [Jyutping] ― ninety-three

Compounds

幾廿歲人 / 几廿岁人 (gei² jaa⁶ seoi³ jan⁴) (Cantonese)

Usage notes

Equivalent to 十 (sap6). It is used with single digit integers except two 二 (ji6) where the shortened form 廿 (jaa6) is used instead. It can be used with the shortened form of thirty 卅 (saa1) to mean the same.

Japanese

Kanji

呀

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

Go-on: げ (ge)
Kan-on: が (ga)
Kan’yō-on: や (ya)
Kun: あ (a)、あつ (atsu)

Korean

Hanja

呀 (eum 하 (ha))

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Vietnamese

Han character

呀: Hán Nôm readings: nhá, nha

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