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  aai3 jik1 ngaai3 ng2 ai3   jyutping
  wo4 e4 ai4 yi4   pinyin
[1] [n] throat [2] [Cantonese] [v] shout; yell; say something loudly


Stroke count: 13
Level: 3
Radical: (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

*** This entry has been marked as UNSURE by an editor, so it may not be fully accurate ***


This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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detail  aai3 gaau1   = to argue; to quarrel
detail  saan2 ai3   = to order separately (eg at a restaurant)
detail  aai3 gaai1 po4*2   = a woman (潑婦) who shouts abuse in public
detail  aai3 gaai1   = shouts abuse in the street
detail  aai3 saang1 aai3 sei2   = weeping and wailing like mad (lit., "shouts to live, shouts to die")
detail  aai3 saang1 saai3   = noisy
detail  aai3 saap3   = quarrelling, arguing
detail  aai3 sou3   = quarreling loudly with a waiter over items on the bill
detail  aai3 tung1 gaai1   = refers to a woman who likes shouting in public (潑婦)
detail  jat1 hei2 aai3   = "let's shout together" (as a command to chant)

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