倆
See also: 俩
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Translingual edit
Han character edit
倆 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+8, 10 strokes, cangjie input 人一中月 (OMLB), four-corner 21227, composition ⿰亻兩)
References edit
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 107, character 9
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 751
- Dae Jaweon: page 227, character 19
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 172, character 6
- Unihan data for U+5006
Chinese edit
trad. | 倆 | |
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simp. | 俩 |
Glyph origin edit
Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *raŋʔ) : semantic 亻 + phonetic 兩 (OC *raŋʔ, *raŋs).
Etymology 1 edit
Contraction of 兩個 (liǎngge, “two + classifier”).
Pronunciation edit
Definitions edit
倆
- (colloquial) functioning as 兩 (“two”) + an implied classifier: two; pair; couple; both
- 我問他那個事情、你告訴人家沒有、他前仰兒後合的、直瞪着倆眼睛、一聲兒不言語。 [Beijing Mandarin, trad.]
- From: 1886, Thomas Francis Wade and Walter Caine Hillier, 《語言自邇集》, The Hundred Lessons, lesson XLIV
- Wǒ wèn tā nèige shìqing, nǐ gàosu rénjia méiyǒu, tā qiányǎngrhòuhé de, zhí dèngzhe liǎ yǎnjing, yī shēngr bù yányu. [Pinyin]
- I asked him if he had given the orders I desired, and he stared straight at me [with both eyes], heeling and lurching to and fro, without answering a word.
我问他那个事情、你告诉人家没有、他前仰儿后合的、直瞪着俩眼睛、一声儿不言语。 [Beijing Mandarin, simp.]
- (colloquial, chiefly Mainland China) a few; some
Usage notes edit
倆/俩 is not followed by any classifier.
Related terms edit
- 仨 (sā)
Compounds edit
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
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倆
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Korean edit
Hanja edit
倆 (eum 량 (ryang))
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Vietnamese edit
Han character edit
倆: Hán Nôm readings: lưỡng, lạng
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