|
 
|
|
| 吖 | ||
aa1
|
||
|
final particle expressing consent and denial, liveliness and irritation, etc [variant] 呀
Stroke count: 6
Level: 3
Radical: 口 (#30)
This character is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵 |
||
| 吖 | ||
|
This word has been viewed 9083 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Sep 2010 14:58 |
||
|
||
Sponsors: One-on-One Online Chinese Tutoring | Chinese Language | Spanish Language Living in China | Learn Chinese in China | Learn Mandarin in China | Chinese School | Mandarin lessons in London |
||
唔係吖嘛
m4 hai6 aa6 maa3 = surely it can't be 粵
吖嗎
aa1 maa3 = obviously 粵
吖嘛
aa1 maa5 = isn't it; okay 粵
講真吖
gong2 zan1 aa1 = truth be told 粵 |
||
|
Showing all 4 examples containing 吖
邊個叫佢眼高手低吖；無論佢嘅目標有幾崇高，佢都冇能力去做嘅。 粵
It's such a pity that no matter how big his aims are, he hasn't the ability to see them through.
個老婆大人矋住佢，佢又點敢出聲吖 粵
How would he be so daring as to utter a word, under the staring eyes of his wife.
我最近戒咗煙，吸煙危害健康吖嘛! 粵
I've recently quit smoking, 'cause smoking is hazardous to health, right ! [吖嘛 is used here to reason out a statement that seems evidently true.] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
||
Forum Code to link to this word:
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/848/]吖[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/848/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">吖</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 吖
Unicode code for this character: U+5416 (off-site link)
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/848/]吖[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/848/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">吖</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 吖
Unicode code for this character: U+5416 (off-site link)
This page shows, from top to bottom:
- a large version of the character in a traditional script font which you may need to install
- : the Cantonese Jyutping romanisation (pronunciation)
Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.
- : the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin.
- a detailed description of all the meanings
- the number of strokes needed to write the character correctly
- our arbitrarily assigned difficulty level
- a smaller version of the character in a computerised, printed font, along with the PRC simplified version if applicable
- a list of characters which look similar and are therefore possible sources of confusion (where relevant)
- a list of compound words that use this character, ordered by difficulty level.
(we would really appreciate new volunteers to add some more compound words to the database so please post to the CantoDict forum if you would like to spend an occasional 10 mins or so helping)
Rows returned from database=16
CantoDict v1.4.2 is a collaborative Chinese Dictionary project started in November 2003. Entries are added and mistakes corrected by a team of kind volunteers from around the world.
Copyright Adam Sheik 2003-2026.