嘜

See also: 唛

嘜 U+561C, 嘜 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-561C ← 嘛 [U+561B] CJK Unified Ideographs 嘝 → [U+561D]

Translingual

Han character

嘜 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 口十人弓 (RJON), four-corner 6402₇, composition ⿰口麥)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 206, character 20
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4231
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 674, character 4
• Unihan data for U+561C

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声) : semantic 口 (“mouth; colloquial speech”) + phonetic 麥.

For etymologies 1–4, this is based on Cantonese 麥 / 麦 (mak6).

For etymology 6, this is based on Mandarin 麥 / 麦 (mài).

Etymology 1

trad.		嘜
simp.		唛
alternative forms		嚜

Borrowed from English mark, via Cantonese.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mài, mà

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄞˋ, ㄇㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mak¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ba̍k

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mài
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mài
    • Wade–Giles: mai⁴
    • Yale: mài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: may
    • Palladius: май (maj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maɪ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mà
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mà
    • Wade–Giles: ma⁴
    • Yale: mà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mah
    • Palladius: ма (ma)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: mak¹
    • Yale: māk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mak⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: meg¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐk̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ba̍k
    • Tâi-lô: ba̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bak
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bak̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bak̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bak̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bak̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bak̚⁴/

Definitions

嘜

1. (dialectal) brand; trademark

   刀嘜／刀唛 [Cantonese]  ―  dou¹ mak¹ [Jyutping]  ―  Knife Brand (a brand of oil in Hong Kong)

Compounds

• 嘜碼 / 唛码
• 嘜號 / 唛号
• 嘜頭 / 唛头 (màitóu)
• 肥仔嘜 / 肥仔唛
• 豬嘜 / 猪唛
• 豬頭嘜 / 猪头唛
• 雜嘜 / 杂唛

 

Etymology 2

trad.		嘜
simp.		唛
alternative forms		嚜

Borrowed from English mug.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mak¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: mak¹
    • Yale: māk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mak⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: meg¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐk̚⁵/

Definitions

嘜 (Cantonese)

1. empty can
2. mug
3. Classifier for number of cups or cans of rice, etc.

   今晚多咗兩個人嚟黐餐，睇嚟要煲多一嘜米至夠。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   今晚多咗两个人嚟黐餐，睇嚟要煲多一唛米至够。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   gam¹ maan⁵ do¹ zo² loeng⁵ go³ jan⁴ lai⁴ ci¹ caan¹, tai² lei⁴ jiu³ bou¹ do¹ jat¹ mak¹ mai⁵ zi³ gau³. [Jyutping]

   Since two more people are coming over for dinner tonight, it seems like we'll need to cook one more can of rice to have enough.

Etymology 3

trad.		嘜
simp.		唛

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “relation to sak1 and dak1?”)

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mak¹ / nak¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: mak¹ / nak¹
    • Yale: māk / nāk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mak⁷ / nak⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: meg¹ / neg¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐk̚⁵/, /nɐk̚⁵/

Definitions

嘜

1. (Cantonese) great-great-grandson

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 玄孫 (“great-great-grandson”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		玄孫
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	耷拉孫子, 耷拉孫兒
	Taiwan	玄孫
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	重重孫子
Central Plains Mandarin	Xuzhou	灰孫兒, 灰孫
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	末末兒
	Wuhan	帥孫子, 灰孫子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	嘜
	Hong Kong	嘜
	Dongguan	嘜
Gan	Nanchang	玄孫
Hakka	Meixian	息嫲仔, 玄孫
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	玄孫
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	玄孫
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	玄孫
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	跳蚤, 玄孫
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	玄孫
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	玄孫
Huizhou	Jixi	玄孫
Jin	Xinzhou	累孫
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	元孫
Southern Min	Xiamen	油柑孫
	Quanzhou	油柑孫
	Zhangzhou	橄欖孫孫
	Shantou	玄孫
	Leizhou	實
Wu	Shanghai	玄孫
	Hangzhou	玄孫
	Jinhua	玄玄孫

Etymology 4

trad.		嘜
simp.		唛
alternative forms		mark

Borrowed from English mark.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maak¹ / maak³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: maak¹ / maak³
    • Yale: māak / maak
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maak⁷ / maak⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: mag¹ / mag³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maːk̚⁵/, /maːk̚³/

Definitions

嘜

1. (Cantonese) to mark; to make note of
   • 2019, “極樂太平山 [Sonic Jail]”, in 理想國 [The Republic]:

     如果有一日我突然間走咗，就係呢度㗎喇，你幫我嘜住個位啊？ [Cantonese, trad.]
     如果有一日我突然间走咗，就系呢度㗎喇，你帮我唛住个位啊？ [Cantonese, simp.]

     jyu⁴ gwo² jau⁵ jat¹ jat⁶ ngo⁵ dat⁶ jin⁴ gaan¹ zau² zo², zau⁶ hai⁶ ni¹ dou⁶ gaa³ laa³, nei⁵ bong¹ ngo⁵ maak³ zyu⁶ go³ wai^6-2 aa¹? [Jyutping]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 5

trad.		嘜
simp.		唛

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): mài

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mài
    • Tâi-lô: mài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: maix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /mãi²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /mãi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /mãi²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /mãi¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /mãi²¹/

Definitions

嘜

1. (Hokkien) Alternative form of 莫 (mài, “don't”)

   • 嘜問多少人講閒啊話 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     唛问多少人讲闲啊话 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2012, 許富凱 (Henry Hsu), 決心

     Mài mn̄g gōa-chōe lâng kóng êng-á-ōe [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Don't ask how many people are gossiping

   • 互相嘜相找，你咱已經無關係。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     互相唛相找，你咱已经无关系。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2014, 郭婷筠 (Ara Guo), 嘜相找

     Hō͘-siong mài sio chhōe, lí lán í-keng bô koan-hē. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Don't look for each other; we don't have a relationship anymore.

   • 愛我著嘜來害我，誓言著不通倒彈。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     爱我着唛来害我，誓言着不通倒弹。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2015, 陳百潭 and 曹雅雯 (Olivia Tsao), 愛我著嘜來害我

     Ài góa tio̍h mài lâi hāi góa, sè-giân tio̍h m̄-thang tò-tōaⁿ. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     If you love me, then don't hurt me; you must not take back your promise

Etymology 6

trad.		嘜
simp.		唛

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mài (mai⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄞˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mài
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mài
    • Wade–Giles: mai⁴
    • Yale: mài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: may
    • Palladius: май (maj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maɪ̯⁵¹/

Definitions

嘜

1. Alternative form of 麥 / 麦 (“microphone”)

   金嘜獎／金唛奖  ―  jīnmàijiǎng  ―  Golden Mic Awards

Japanese

Kanji

嘜

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): ば (ba)

Vietnamese

Han character

嘜: Hán Nôm readings: mím, mỉm

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