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U+5481, 咁
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5481

[U+5480]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+5482]

Translingual

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Han character

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(Kangxi radical 30, +5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 口廿一 (RTM), four-corner 64070, composition )

References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 184, character 4
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3477
  • Dae Jaweon: page 403, character 4
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 598, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+5481

Chinese

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simp. and trad.

Glyph origin

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

Etymology 1

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Uncertain. Some postulate that it is the fusion of  / (go3 mat6) (Cheung, 2013).

Pronunciation

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Definitions

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  1. (Cantonese) so, to such an extent
    做咩冇腦 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
    做咩冇脑 [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]
    zou6 me1 nei5 gam3 mou5 nou5 gaa3? [Jyutping]
    Why are you so stupid?
Synonyms
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See also
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Definitions

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(Cantonese)

  1. Alternative form of
  2. Alternative form of  /

Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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Definitions

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  1. Alternative form of (question particle)

Etymology 4

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Pronunciation

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Definitions

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  1. milk

Etymology 5

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“to hold in the mouth; to harbor; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of ).

Japanese

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Kanji

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(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. so

Readings

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  • On (unclassified): かん (kan)がん (gan)

Vietnamese

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Han character

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: Hán Việt readings: hàm, cam, cám
: Nôm readings: cam, căm

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Verb

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  1. chữ Hán form of căm (to bear resentment against).

References

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