嘅

嘅	U+5605, 嘅 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5605

Translingual edit

Han character edit

嘅 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 口日戈山 (RAIU) or 口竹心山 (RHPU), composition ⿰口既 or ⿰口旣)

References edit

Kangxi Dictionary: page 204, character 43
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4170
Dae Jaweon: page 427, character 20
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 662, character 9
Unihan data for U+5605

Chinese edit

Etymology 1 edit

For pronunciation and definitions of 嘅 – see 慨 (“indignant; resentful; generous; impassioned; vehement; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 慨).

Etymology 2 edit

trad.		嘅
simp. ^#		嘅
alternative forms		噶 Mainland China 嘎 Mainland China 既 nonstandard o既 nonstandard ge nonstandard 噶 Mainland China 嘎 Mainland China 既 nonstandard o既 nonstandard ge nonstandard 個／个 Hakka

From 個／个 (“generic classifier”).

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation 1 edit

Cantonese (Jyutping): ge³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ke

(Meixian, Guangdong): gê⁴

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ge³
  - Yale: ge
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ge³
  - Guangdong Romanization: gé³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɛː³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ke
  - Hakka Romanization System: ge
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ge⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ke⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: gê⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ke⁵³/

Definitions edit

嘅 (chiefly Cantonese, Hakka)

Possessive particle: -’s; of
佢哋嘅 [Cantonese] ― keoi⁵ dei⁶ ge³ [Jyutping] ― their, theirs
Used to link a noun, an adjective or a phrase to a noun to describe it. that; who
藍色嘅天空／蓝色嘅天空 [Cantonese] ― laam⁴ sik¹ ge³ tin¹ hung¹ [Jyutping] ― blue sky

去旺角嘅火車 [Cantonese, trad.]
去旺角嘅火车 [Cantonese, simp.]
heoi³ wong⁶ gok³ ge³ fo² ce¹ [Jyutping]
a train that goes to Mongkok
Used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis.
呢首歌一定啱你聽嘅。 [Cantonese, trad.]
呢首歌一定啱你听嘅。 [Cantonese, simp.]
nei¹ sau² go¹ jat¹ ding⁶ ngaam¹ nei⁵ teng¹ ge³. [Jyutping]
You've got to like listening to this song.

Synonyms edit

Dialectal synonyms of 的 (“possessive particle”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		之
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		的
Mandarin	Beijing	的
	Taiwan	的
	Chengdu	的
	Guilin	的
	Malaysia	的
	Singapore	的
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	的
	Dagudi (Maliba)	的
	Reshuitang (Longling)	的
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	的
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	的
	Pematangsiantar	的
Cantonese	Guangzhou	嘅 †
	Hong Kong	嘅 †
	Macau	嘅 †
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	嘅
	Taishan	個, 嘅
	Beihai	個
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	個
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	嘅
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	個
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	嘅
	Penang (Guangfu)	嘅
	Singapore (Guangfu)	嘅
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	嘅
	Móng Cái	個
Gan	Nanchang	個
Gan	Lichuan	個
Hakka	Meixian	個
	Wuhua (Meilin)	個
	Nanxiong (Zhuji)	個
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	個
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	個
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	個
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	個
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	個
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	個
	Kuching (Hepo)	嘅
Huizhou	Jixi	仂
Jin	Taiyuan	的
Jiuxing Yumin	Lanxi	個
Northern Min	Jian'ou	個
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	其
Southern Min	Xiamen	個
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	個
	Quanzhou	個
	Zhangzhou	個
	Zhao'an	個
	Dongshan	個
	Taipei	個
	Kaohsiung	個
	Tainan	個
	Penang (Hokkien)	個
	Singapore (Hokkien)	個
	Manila (Hokkien)	個
	Chaozhou	個 †
	Shantou	個 †
	Jieyang	個 †
	Haifeng	個
	Singapore (Teochew)	個 †
	Leizhou	個
	Wenchang	個
	Singapore (Hainanese)	個
Puxian Min	Xianyou	兮
Central Min	Yong'an	兮
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	個 †
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	嘅
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Liutang, Lingui)	嘅
Wu	Shanghai	個
	Suzhou	個
	Wuxi	個
	Hangzhou	的
	Ningbo	個
	Wenzhou	個
Xiang	Changsha	的
	Loudi	個
	Shaoyang	個
Note	† - may use corresponding classifier in certain contexts

Pronunciation 2 edit

Cantonese (Jyutping): ge²
Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): gê⁴

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ge²
  - Yale: gé
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ge²
  - Guangdong Romanization: gé²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɛː³⁵/
Hakka
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: gê⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ke⁵³/

Definitions edit

嘅 (chiefly Cantonese, Hakka)

Used at the end of a sentence to show
1. Agreement or confirmation.
  件衫又真係幾靚嘅。 [Cantonese, trad.]
  件衫又真系几靓嘅。 [Cantonese, simp.]
  gin⁶ saam¹ jau⁶ zan¹ hai⁶ gei² leng³ ge². [Jyutping]
  The shirt is actually quite pretty.
2. Doubt or surprise.
  點解會噉嘅？ [Cantonese, trad.]
  点解会噉嘅？ [Cantonese, simp.]
  dim² gaai² wui⁵ gam² ge²? [Jyutping]
  Why is it so?