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嘅

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嘅 U+5605, 嘅
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5605
← 嘄
[U+5604] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 嘆 →
[U+5606]

Translingual

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Han character

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嘅 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 口日戈山 (RAIU) or 口竹心山 (RHPU), composition ⿰口既 or ⿰口旣)

References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 204, character 43
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4170
  • Dae Jaweon: page 427, character 20
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 662, character 9
  • Unihan data for U+5605

Chinese

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Glyph origin

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Historical forms of the character 嘅
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script
Characters in the same phonetic series (旡) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
溉 *kɯːds, *kɯds
槩 *kɯːds
概 *kɯːds
摡 *kɯːds, *qʰɯds
慨 *kʰɯːds
嘅 *kʰɯːds
穊 *krɯds
暨 *ɡrɯds, *kɯds, *krɯd
鱀 *ɡrɯds, *ɡɯs
塈 *ɡrɯds, *qʰɯds
既 *kɯds
旡 *kɯds
蔇 *kɯds
炁 *kʰɯds
櫭 *ɡrad
曁 *kɯd

Etymology 1

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For pronunciation and definitions of 嘅 – see 慨 (“indignant; resentful; generous; impassioned; vehement; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 慨).

Etymology 2

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trad. 嘅
simp. # 嘅
alternative forms
噶 Mainland China
嘎 Mainland China
既 nonstandard
o既 nonstandard
ge nonstandard
噶 Mainland China
嘎 Mainland China
既 nonstandard
o既 nonstandard
ge nonstandard
個／个 Hakka
 

From 個／个 (“generic classifier”).

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Pronunciation 1

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Definitions
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嘅 (chiefly Cantonese, Hakka)

  1. Possessive particle: -’s; of
    佢哋嘅 [Cantonese]  ―  keoi5 dei6 ge3 [Jyutping]  ―  their, theirs
  2. Used to link a noun, an adjective or a phrase to a noun to describe it. that; who
    藍色嘅天空／蓝色嘅天空 [Cantonese]  ―  laam4 sik1 ge3 tin1 hung1 [Jyutping]  ―  blue sky
    去旺角嘅火車 [Cantonese, trad.]
    去旺角嘅火车 [Cantonese, simp.]
    heoi3 wong6 gok3 ge3 fo2 ce1 [Jyutping]
    a train that goes to Mongkok
  3. Used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis.
    呢首歌一定啱你聽嘅。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    呢首歌一定啱你听嘅。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    nei1 sau2 go1 jat1 ding6 ngaam1 nei5 teng1 ge3. [Jyutping]
    You've got to like listening to this song.
  4. Used at the end of a conditional clause.
    你想食糖水嘅，可以落街買。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    你想食糖水嘅，可以落街买。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    nei5 soeng2 sik6 tong4 seoi2 ge3, ho2 ji5 lok6 gaai1 maai5. [Jyutping]
    If you want to have sweet soup, we can go out and buy some.
Synonyms
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Dialectal synonyms of 的 (“possessive particle”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 之
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 的
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 的
Taiwan 的
Malaysia 的
Singapore 的
Central Plains Mandarin Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) 的
Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) 的
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 的
Guilin 的
Kokang 的
Dagudi (Maliba) 的
Reshuitang (Longling) 的
Mae Salong (Lancang) 的
Mae Sai (Tengchong) 的
Pematangsiantar 的
Cantonese Guangzhou 嘅 †
Hong Kong 嘅 †
Macau 嘅 †
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 嘅
Taishan 個, 嘅
Beihai 個
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) 個
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) 嘅
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) 個
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 嘅
Penang (Guangfu) 嘅
Singapore (Guangfu) 嘅
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 嘅
Móng Cái 個
Gan Nanchang 個
Lichuan 個
Hakka Meixian 個
Wuhua (Meilin) 個
Nanxiong (Zhuji) 個
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 個
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 個
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 個
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 個
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 個
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 個
Kuching (Hepo) 嘅
Huizhou Jixi 仂
Jin Taiyuan 的
Jiuxing Yumin Lanxi 個
Northern Min Jian'ou 個
Eastern Min Fuzhou 其
Southern Min Xiamen 個
Xiamen (Tong'an) 個
Quanzhou 個
Zhangzhou 個
Zhao'an 個
Dongshan 個
Taipei 個
Kaohsiung 個
Tainan 個
Penang (Hokkien) 個
Singapore (Hokkien) 個
Manila (Hokkien) 個
Chaozhou 個 †
Shantou 個 †
Jieyang 個 †
Haifeng 個
Singapore (Teochew) 個 †
Leizhou 個
Wenchang 個
Singapore (Hainanese) 個
Puxian Min Xianyou 兮
Central Min Yong'an 兮
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 個 †
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 嘅
Northern Pinghua Guilin (Liutang, Lingui) 嘅
Wu Shanghai 個 †
Suzhou 個 †
Wuxi 個 †
Hangzhou 的 †
Ningbo 個 †
Wenzhou 個 †
Xiang Changsha 的
Loudi 個
Shaoyang 個
Note † - may use corresponding classifier in certain contexts
Dialectal synonyms of 的話 (“(particle put at the end of a conditional clause)”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 的話
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 的話
Singapore 的話
Central Plains Mandarin Xi'an 的話
Southwestern Mandarin Guiyang 的話
Jianghuai Mandarin Yangzhou 的話
Cantonese Guangzhou 嘅話
Hong Kong 嘅話, 嘅
Singapore (Guangfu) 嘅話
Hakka Meixian 個話
Southern Min Shantou 的話
Haifeng 個講
Wu Shanghai 個閒話

Pronunciation 2

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Definitions
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嘅 (chiefly Cantonese, Hakka)

  1. Used at the end of a sentence to show
    1. Agreement or confirmation.
      件衫又真係幾靚嘅。 [Cantonese, trad.]
      件衫又真系几靓嘅。 [Cantonese, simp.]
      gin6 saam1 jau6 zan1 hai6 gei2 leng3 ge2. [Jyutping]
      The shirt is actually quite pretty.
    2. Doubt or surprise.
      點解會噉嘅？ [Cantonese, trad.]
      点解会噉嘅？ [Cantonese, simp.]
      dim2 gaai2 wui5 gam2 ge2? [Jyutping]
      Why is it so?

Japanese

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Kanji

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嘅

(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. sound of sighing

Readings

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  • On (unclassified): がい (gai)、かい (kai)
  • Kun: なげく (nageku, 嘅く)

Korean

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Hanja

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嘅 • (gae) (hangeul 개, McCune–Reischauer kae)

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Vietnamese

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Han character

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嘅: Hán Nôm readings: ngấy, gáy, gấy, ngáy, ngậy

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