挔

挔 U+6314, 挔 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6314 ← 挓 [U+6313] CJK Unified Ideographs 挕 → [U+6315]

Translingual

Han character

挔 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 手卜竹女 (QYHV), four-corner 5003₂, composition ⿰扌衣)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 431, character 8
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12065
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1875, character 4
• Unihan data for U+6314

Chinese

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		挔

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǚ (lü³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): leoi⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǚ
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: lü³
    • Yale: lyǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leu
    • Palladius: люй (ljuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ly²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: leoi⁵
    • Yale: léuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loey⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: lêu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɵy̯¹³/

Definitions

挔

1. Alternative form of 旅 (lǚ)
2. a surname

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		挔
alternative forms		擜 𰓊

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiahⁿ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiahⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: hiannh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hviaq
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hiãʔ³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiãʔ⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiãʔ³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hiãʔ³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiãʔ³²/

Definitions

挔

1. (Hokkien) to get by the hand; to carry (especially clothes)

   手挔一領衫。 [Hokkien, trad.]
   手挔一领衫。 [Hokkien, simp.]

   Chhiú hiahⁿ chi̍t niá saⁿ. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   He/she got a piece of clothing by the hand.

2. (Quanzhou Hokkien) to rock; to sway

   拍三門鳥銃𣍐挔翼 [Hokkien, trad.]
   拍三门鸟铳𫧃挔翼 [Hokkien, simp.]

   phah saⁿ mn̂g chiáu-chhèng bōe hiahⁿ si̍t [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   Firing a hunting rifle using three rounds won't let them sway their wings.

3. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to buy; to purchase (clothes or fabric)

   挔一匹布 [Hokkien]  ―  hiahⁿ chi̍t phit pò͘ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to buy a roll of fabric

References

• “Entry #4988”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.