乜
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TranslingualEdit
Han characterEdit
乜 (Kangxi radical 5, 乙+1, 2 strokes, cangjie input 心弓 (PN) or 心尸 (PS) or X心弓 (XPN), four-corner 47712, composition ⿻乛乚 or ⿻𠃌乚)
Derived charactersEdit
ReferencesEdit
- KangXi: page 83, character 18
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 166
- Dae Jaweon: page 168, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 49, character 9
- Unihan data for U+4E5C
ChineseEdit
Etymology 1Edit
| trad. | 乜 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 乜 | |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from 物?”)
PronunciationEdit
DefinitionsEdit
乜
- (Cantonese, Min Nan) what
- (Cantonese) anything; everything
- (Cantonese) why; how come
- (Cantonese) Used at the beginning of a question to give a rhetorical effect.
Usage notesEdit
In Teochew, when used to mean "what", this word should always be immediately followed by a noun. Otherwise, use 乜個／乜个.
SynonymsEdit
CompoundsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
| trad. | 乜 | |
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| simp. # | 乜 | |
PronunciationEdit
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乜
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Etymology 3Edit
| trad. | 乜 | |
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| simp. # | 乜 | |
PronunciationEdit
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乜
- a surname, listed 388th in the Baijiaxing
Etymology 4Edit
| trad. | 乜 | |
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| simp. # | 乜 | |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
PronunciationEdit
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乜
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Etymology 5Edit
| trad. | 乜 | |
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| simp. # | 乜 | |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
PronunciationEdit
DefinitionsEdit
乜
SynonymsEdit
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 亦 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 也 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 也 |
| Taiwan | 也 | |
| Jinan | 也 | |
| Xi'an | 也 | |
| Wuhan | 也 | |
| Chengdu | 也 | |
| Guilin | 也 | |
| Yangzhou | 也 | |
| Hefei | 也 | |
| Malaysia | 也 | |
| Singapore | 也 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 都, 亦 |
| Hong Kong | 都, 亦, 亦都 | |
| Macau | 都, 亦 formal | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 都, 也 | |
| Taishan | 亦 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 亦, 都, 亦都 | |
| Yangjiang | 也 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 都 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 都, 亦都 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 也 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 也 |
| Wuhua (Meilin) | 也 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 乜 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 乜, 也 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 乜 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 乜 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 乜 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 嘛 | |
| Kuching (Hepo) | 呠 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 也 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 也 |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 也 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 也 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 也, 嘛 |
| Quanzhou | 也, 嘛 | |
| Zhangzhou | 也, 嘛 | |
| Taipei | 也, 嘛 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 呠 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 也, 呠, 嘛 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 也, 嘛 | |
| Chaozhou | 也 | |
| Shantou | 也 | |
| Jieyang | 也 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 呠, 也, 嘛 | |
| Pontianak (Teochew) | 也 | |
| Wenchang | 也 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 也 |
| Suzhou | 亦 | |
| Wenzhou | 也 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 也 |
| Shuangfeng | 也 | |
JapaneseEdit
KanjiEdit
乜
- to squint
ReadingsEdit
KoreanEdit
HanjaEdit
乜 (eumhun 사팔뜨기 먀 (sapaltteugi mya))
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VietnameseEdit
Han characterEdit
乜: Hán Việt readings: khiết[1]
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