U+35CE, 㗎
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-35CE

[U+35CD]
CJK Unified Ideographs Extension A
[U+35CF]

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 30, +9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 口大口木 (RKRD), composition )

References

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声) : semantic (mouth; vernacular) + phonetic .

Etymology 1

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) Contraction of (ge3, “affirmative sentence-final particle”) + (aa3, “sentence-final particle softening a statement/question”) (Matthews and Yip, 2011).

Pronunciation


Definitions

(Cantonese)

  1. Sentence-final particle that marks emphasis or surprise.
    [Cantonese]   gam3 seoi1 gaa3! [Jyutping]   That's awful!
  2. Sentence-final particle used in a question seeking information or confirmation.
    唔係唔系 [Cantonese]   hai6 m4 hai6 zan1 gaa3? [Jyutping]   Is that true?

Etymology 2

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) Contraction of (ge3, “affirmative sentence-final particle”) + (aa4, “sentence-final particle expressing disapproval, doubt or surprise”) (Matthews and Yip, 2011).

Pronunciation

Definitions

(Cantonese)

  1. Sentence-final particle used in a question seeking confirmation.
    真係真系 [Cantonese]   zan1 hai6 gaa4? [Jyutping]   Really?
  2. Sentence-final particle used in a rhetorical question.
    [Cantonese]   nei5 dong1 ngo5 so4 gaa4? [Jyutping]   You think I am dumb?

Etymology 3

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) Contraction of (ge3, “affirmative sentence-final particle”) + (aa1, “sentence-final particle in a lively sentence”) (Matthews and Yip, 2011).

Pronunciation

Definitions

(Cantonese)

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    理由 [Cantonese, trad.]
    理由 [Cantonese, simp.]
    mou5 lei5 jau4 keoi5 wui5 tau1 je5 gaa2. [Jyutping]
    No way would he steal.
    邀請 [Cantonese, trad.]
    邀请 [Cantonese, simp.]
    nei5 jiu3 jiu1 cing2 jan4 sin1 wui5 jau5 jan4 lai4 gaa2. [Jyutping]
    You have to invite people for people to come.

Etymology 4

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) There are two theories:

  • From the common Japanese particle (ka).
  • From the second syllable of Japanese 馬鹿(ばか) (baka, fool; idiot), used by Japanese soldiers during the Sino–Japanese War.

Pronunciation

Definitions

  1. (Cantonese, derogatory, ethnic slur, attributive) Japanese; Jap

Compounds

Korean

Hanja

(eumhun 음역자 (eumyeokja ga))

  1. a transliteration sinogram
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