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  aai3 jik1   jyutping
  ai4 yi4   pinyin
(jyutping) aai3, (pinyin) ai4
[1] [] shout; yell; say sth loudly
[2] [] order food
[3] choke

(jyutping) jik1, (pinyin) yi4
[archaic] throat


Default PoS: verb Additional PoS: noun
Stroke count: 13
Level: 3
Radical: (#30)

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

This word has been viewed 13867 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Aug 2010 02:38

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detail  aai3 gaau1   = quarrel
detail  saan2 ai3   = to order separately (eg at a restaurant)
detail  aai3 gaai1 po4*2   = woman 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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Showing all 2 examples containing 嗌
detail 點呀?女朋友嗌交?
What's the matter? Bickering with your girlfriend again?
detail 炒飯好耐,重未!
I've ordered a dish of fried rice a long time ago. But it still hasn't come yet!

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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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