虢礫緙嘞

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (虢礫緙嘞)		虢	礫	緙	嘞
simp. (虢砾缂嘞)		虢	砾	缂	嘞
alternative forms		闃礫𡃈嘞／阒砾𰈮嘞 𠽤叻𡃈嘞／𠽤叻𰈮嘞 隙叻𡃈嘞／隙叻𰈮嘞 kik lik kak lak click clark

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kwik¹ lik¹ kwaak¹ laak¹ / kik¹ lik¹ kwaak¹ laak¹ / kwik¹ lik¹ kaak¹ laak¹ / kik¹ lik¹ kaak¹ laak¹ / kwik¹ lik¹ kaa¹ laak¹ / kik¹ lik¹ kaa¹ laak¹ / kwik¹ lik¹ kaa¹ laa¹ / kik¹ lik¹ kaa¹ laa¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kwik¹ lik¹ kwaak¹ laak¹ / kik¹ lik¹ kwaak¹ laak¹ / kwik¹ lik¹ kaak¹ laak¹ / kik¹ lik¹ kaak¹ laak¹ / kwik¹ lik¹ kaa¹ laak¹ / kik¹ lik¹ kaa¹ laak¹ / kwik¹ lik¹ kaa¹ laa¹ / kik¹ lik¹ kaa¹ laa¹
    • Yale: kwīk līk kwāak lāak / kīk līk kwāak lāak / kwīk līk kāak lāak / kīk līk kāak lāak / kwīk līk kā lāak / kīk līk kā lāak / kwīk līk kā lā / kīk līk kā lā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kwik⁷ lik⁷ kwaak⁷ laak⁷ / kik⁷ lik⁷ kwaak⁷ laak⁷ / kwik⁷ lik⁷ kaak⁷ laak⁷ / kik⁷ lik⁷ kaak⁷ laak⁷ / kwik⁷ lik⁷ kaa¹ laak⁷ / kik⁷ lik⁷ kaa¹ laak⁷ / kwik⁷ lik⁷ kaa¹ laa¹ / kik⁷ lik⁷ kaa¹ laa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: kuig¹ lig¹ kuag¹ lag¹ / kig¹ lig¹ kuag¹ lag¹ / kuig¹ lig¹ kag¹ lag¹ / kig¹ lig¹ kag¹ lag¹ / kuig¹ lig¹ ka¹ lag¹ / kig¹ lig¹ ka¹ lag¹ / kuig¹ lig¹ ka¹ la¹ / kig¹ lig¹ ka¹ la¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʷʰaːk̚⁵ laːk̚⁵/, /kʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʷʰaːk̚⁵ laːk̚⁵/, /kʷʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʰaːk̚⁵ laːk̚⁵/, /kʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʰaːk̚⁵ laːk̚⁵/, /kʷʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵ laːk̚⁵/, /kʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵ laːk̚⁵/, /kʷʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵ laː⁵⁵/, /kʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵ laː⁵⁵/

Adjective

虢礫緙嘞

1. (Cantonese, onomatopoeia) Describes the sound of clanging.

   • 碗碟虢礫緙嘞的響聲蓋過了妻的話。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     碗碟虢砾缂嘞的响声盖过了妻的话。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2018, 梁偉洛, 《幻城》, page 42

     wun² dip⁶ kwik¹ lik¹ kwaak¹ laak¹ dik¹ hoeng² sing¹ koi³ gwo³ liu⁵ cai¹ dik¹ waa⁶. [Jyutping]

     The clanging sound of the dishes drowned out the wife's words.

2. (Cantonese) miscellaneous

   • 你張枱咁多虢礫緙嘞野，好心就執下佢啦！ [Cantonese, trad.]
     你张枱咁多虢砾缂嘞野，好心就执下佢啦！ [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2019 June, 趣味廣府話的正字, in 樂怡生活, page 48

     nei⁵ zoeng¹ toi^4-2 gam³ do¹ kwik¹ lik¹ kwaak¹ laak¹ je⁵, hou² sam¹ zau⁶ zap¹ haa⁶ keoi⁵ laa¹! [Jyutping]

     There are so many odds and ends on your table. You should really tidy it up!

Usage notes

• Often pronounced as /kʰlɪk̚⁵⁵ kʰlaːk̚⁵⁵/ in normal speech.
• The characters 虢礫緙嘞 have been popularized as "orthodox", but there is no basis for such claims in etymology or attestation. The usage in the cited quotes are most likely a product of this popularization.