噏 (ngap1 ap1 | xi1) : babble; prattle; gossip

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噏

ngap1 ap1

xi1

[粵] to babble, prattle, gossip

This stop-ending syllable has a nasal-ending synonym in 吟 [ngam4].
Forum thread on the pronunciation of this character: [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]

Stroke count: 15

Level: 3

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

噏

This word has been viewed 8752 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Jan 2014 05:06

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亂噏 lyun6*2 ngap1 = talk nonsense 粵

發噏風 faat3 ngap1 fung1 = to prattle aimlessly; talk nonsense 粵

隨口噏 ceoi4 hau2 ngap1 = say off the top of my head 粵

發噏瘋 faat3 ngap1 fung1 = to prattle aimlessly; to talk nonsense 粵

隨口噏當秘笈 ceoi4 hau2 ngap1 dong3 bei3 kap1 = to blurt out something on a whim (as if there is truth in it) 粵

口噏噏 hau2 ngap1 ngap1 = talk nonsense; blab 粵

噏得就噏 ap1 dak1 zau6 ap1 = talk nonsense 粵

噏耷 ap1 dap1 = shabby 粵

狗噏 gau2 ngap1 gou3 xi1 = to talk nonsense; to babble away 粵

噏三噏四 ngap1 saam1 ngap1 sei3 = to babble away; to tattle or gossip 粵
See all 14 compounds (CantoDict reports 16 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 4 examples containing 噏

都唔知你噏乜! 粵
I don't know what you're babbling about!

你噏乜春? 粵
what the hell are you talking about?

乜呢間酒店咁噏耷㗎? 點會有人幫襯呀? 粵
Why's this hotel such a mess? How will anyone want to come here?
[Lit. what this [counter] hotel so shabby [particle]? How would have person would frequent [particle]]

佢噏得就噏, 周時畀人抽後腳粵
He talks so much that people often use his own words to contradict him.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 噏
Unicode code for this character: U+564f (off-site link)

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