啊
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Translingual
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Han character
edit啊 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 口弓中口 (RNLR), four-corner 61020, composition ⿰口阿)
References
edit- Kangxi Dictionary: page 195, character 4
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3808
- Dae Jaweon: page 416, character 5
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 634, character 18
- Unihan data for U+554A
Chinese
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Glyph origin
editPhono-semantic compound (形聲/形声) : semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 阿 (OC *qaːl).
Pronunciation 1
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: a
- Wade–Giles: a1
- Yale: ā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: a
- Palladius: а (a)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: aa1
- Yale: ā
- Cantonese Pinyin: aa1
- Guangdong Romanization: a1
- Sinological IPA (key): /aː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a
- Tâi-lô: a
- Phofsit Daibuun: af
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /a³³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ah
- Tâi-lô: ah
- Phofsit Daibuun: aq
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /aʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: --a
- Tâi-lô: --a
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: --ah
- Tâi-lô: --ah
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: a7
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ā
- Sinological IPA (key): /a¹¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
- Wu
Definitions
edit啊
- Used by itself to express surprise. ah, oh, ha
- Used to express affirmation or exhortation.
- 我食飽咯啊 [Philippine Hokkien, trad.]
- Góa chia̍h-pá--lo͘--a [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- I've eaten already, OK. / I'm full now, alright.
我食饱咯啊 [Philippine Hokkien, simp.]
- 哎,你什麼時候抽空兒給我們佳佳複習複習功課,讓她提高提高學習水平啊! [MSC, trad.]
- From: 2004, 《家有儿女》, episode 15
- Āi, nǐ shénme shíhou chōu kòngr gěi wǒmen Jiājia fùxí fùxí gōngkè, ràng tā tígāo tígāo xuéxí shuǐpíng ā! [Pinyin]
- Hey, when you take the time to give our Jiajia review homework, let her improve her studies, eh?!
哎,你什么时候抽空儿给我们佳佳复习复习功课,让她提高提高学习水平啊! [MSC, simp.]
Pronunciation 2
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄚˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: á
- Wade–Giles: a2
- Yale: á
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ar
- Palladius: а (a)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀä³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: aa2
- Yale: á
- Cantonese Pinyin: aa2
- Guangdong Romanization: a2
- Sinological IPA (key): /aː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
Definitions
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Pronunciation 3
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄚˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ǎ
- Wade–Giles: a3
- Yale: ǎ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aa
- Palladius: а (a)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀä²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Definitions
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Pronunciation 4
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄚˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: à
- Wade–Giles: a4
- Yale: à
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ah
- Palladius: а (a)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: aa6
- Yale: ah
- Cantonese Pinyin: aa6
- Guangdong Romanization: a6
- Sinological IPA (key): /aː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
Definitions
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Pronunciation 5
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ˙ㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: å
- Wade–Giles: a5
- Yale: a
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: .a
- Palladius: а (a)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀä/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: aa3
- Yale: a
- Cantonese Pinyin: aa3
- Guangdong Romanization: a3
- Sinological IPA (key): /aː³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
Definitions
edit啊
- Sentence-final particle expressing surprise.
- Sentence-final particle expressing exclamation, excitement or enthusiasm.
- Sentence-final particle softening the request.
- Used in enumerations, for confirmation (often untranslated).
- on and on, continuously
Usage notes
editIn Standard Mandarin, this toneless particle is found in complementary distribution with several other particles, governed by the nature of the preceding syllable. However, this distinction is not strictly reflected in writing, and 啊 tends to an all-encompassing particle. Thus it may carry the pronunciation of any of its variants below in actual speech:
- -ng, ci, zi, si, chi, zhi, shi + [a] → 啊 (a)
- -a, -o, -e, -i, -ü + [a] → 呀 (ya)
- -u, -ao + [a] → 哇 (wa)
- -n + [a] → 哪 (na)
Synonyms
edit- (Cantonese) 呀
Compounds
edit- 啊呀 (āyā)
- 啊哈 (āhā)
- 啊唷 (āyō)
- 啊喲/啊哟 (āyō)
- 嗯啊
- (Hokkien) 揀啊揀,揀著一個賣龍眼/揀啊揀,揀著一个賣龍眼/拣啊拣,拣着一个卖龙眼 (kéng--ah kéng, kéng-tio̍h chi̍t ê bē lêng-géng) (Min Nan)
Descendants
edit- → English: ah (Singapore, Malaysia)
References
edit- “Entry #7043”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.
Japanese
editKanji
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- Exclamatory particle
Readings
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editAlternative forms
editHan character
edit啊: Hán Việt readings: a[2][3]
啊: Nôm readings: a[4][1], à[4][1], ơ[2], ạ[1]
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