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埋

埋 U+57CB, 埋
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-57CB
← 埊
[U+57CA] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 埌 →
[U+57CC]

Translingual edit

Han character edit

Stroke order
 

埋 (Kangxi radical 32, 土+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 土田土 (GWG), four-corner 46114, composition ⿰土里)

References edit

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 229, character 28
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5116
  • Dae Jaweon: page 465, character 18
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 443, character 21
  • Unihan data for U+57CB

Chinese edit

Glyph origin edit

Characters in the same phonetic series (里) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
埋 *mrɯː
霾 *mrɯː
薶 *mrɯː
榸 *ʔr'ɯː
厘 *rɯ
狸 *rɯ
貍 *p·rɯ
梩 *rɯ
艃 *rɯ
里 *rɯʔ
理 *rɯʔ
鯉 *rɯʔ
俚 *rɯʔ
悝 *rɯʔ, *km̥ʰlɯː
娌 *rɯʔ
裏 *rɯʔ
荲 *r̥ʰɯɡ, *l̥ʰuɡ, *hluɡ

Etymology 1 edit

simp. and trad.
 埋

Pronunciation edit

Note:
  • muài - vernacular;
  • mài - literary.
  • Min Nan
    • Note: tâi - vernacular (also written as 坮).
    Note: dai5 - vernacular (also written as 坮).
    Rime
    Character 埋
    Reading # 1/1
    Initial (聲) 明 (4)
    Final (韻) 皆 (33)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) II
    Fanqie 莫皆切
    Baxter meaj
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/mˠɛi/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/mᵚæi/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/mɐi/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/məɨj/
    Li
    Rong         		/mɛi/
    Wang
    Li         		/mɐi/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/măi/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		mái
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		maai4
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 埋
    Reading # 1/1
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		mái
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ mɛj ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*m.rˁə/
    English bury

    Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

    * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
    * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
    * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
    * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

    * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 埋
    Reading # 1/1
    No. 7817
    Phonetic
    component         		里
    Rime
    group         		之
    Rime
    subdivision         		0
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		埋
    Old
    Chinese         		/*mrɯː/

    Definitions edit

    埋

    1. to bury
    2. to hide; to conceal
    Synonyms edit
    • (to bury):
    Dialectal synonyms of 埋 (“to bury”) [map]
    Variety Location Words
    Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 埋
    Mandarin Beijing 埋
    Taiwan 埋
    Jinan 埋
    Xi'an 埋
    Wuhan 埋
    Chengdu 埋
    Yangzhou 埋
    Hefei 埋
    Singapore 埋
    Cantonese Guangzhou 埋, 壅
    Hong Kong 埋, 壅
    Yangjiang 埋
    Gan Nanchang 埋
    Hakka Meixian 埋
    Jin Taiyuan 埋
    Min Bei Jian'ou 庇
    Min Dong Fuzhou 埋
    Min Nan Xiamen 坮, 埋
    Quanzhou 坮
    Zhangzhou 坮
    Tainan 坮
    Chaozhou 坮, 䃭
    Shantou 坮, 䃭
    Jieyang 坮, 䃭
    Leizhou 坮
    Haikou 坮
    Wu Suzhou 埋
    Wenzhou 塸
    Xiang Changsha 埋
    Shuangfeng 埋, 聾
    • (to conceal):

    Compounds edit

    Etymology 2 edit

    simp. and trad.
    		 埋

    Pronunciation edit

    Definitions edit

    埋

    1. Only used in 埋怨 (mányuàn).

    Etymology 3 edit

    simp. and trad.
    		 埋
    alternative forms 𠹺 particle
    枚 Siyi

    Possibly from 摩 (OC *maːl, “to approach; to touch; to draw near”); cognate with Teochew 磨 (bhua5, “to approach”) (Yan et al., 2016).

    Pronunciation edit

    Definitions edit

    埋

    1. (Cantonese) to approach
      埋位 [Cantonese]  ―  maai4 wai6-2 [Jyutping]  ―  to get in one's place
      埋站 [Cantonese]  ―  maai4 zaam6 [Jyutping]  ―  (of a bus) to approach a bus stop; (of a train) to enter a train station
      隻船埋咗岸喇。 [Cantonese, trad.]
      只船埋咗岸喇。 [Cantonese, simp.]
      zek3 syun4 maai4 zo2 ngon6 laa3. [Jyutping]
      The ship has come to the shore.
      快啲埋嚟啦！ [Cantonese]  ―  faai3 di1 maai4 lai4 laa1! [Jyutping]  ―  Hurry up and join us over here!
    2. (Cantonese) towards; next to; close to
      唔好行埋嚟。 [Cantonese]  ―  m4 hou2 haang4 maai4 lai4. [Jyutping]  ―  Don't walk towards me.
      坐埋佢度 [Cantonese]  ―  co5 maai4 keoi5 dou6 [Jyutping]  ―  to sit next to them
      企埋佢身邊／企埋佢身边 [Cantonese]  ―  kei5 maai4 keoi5 san1 bin1 [Jyutping]  ―  to stand next to them
    3. (Cantonese) together; close together
      坐埋一齊／坐埋一齐 [Cantonese]  ―  co5 maai4 jat1 cai4 [Jyutping]  ―  to sit together
      將甲同乙擠埋一齊 [Cantonese, trad.]
      将甲同乙挤埋一齐 [Cantonese, simp.]
      zoeng1 gaap3 tung4 jyut3 zai1 maai4 jat1 cai4 [Jyutping]
      to put A and B next to each other; to place A and B together
      黐埋一齊／黐埋一齐 [Cantonese]  ―  ci1 maai4 jat1 cai4 [Jyutping]  ―  to stick together
      將啲材料撈埋。 [Cantonese, trad.]
      将啲材料捞埋。 [Cantonese, simp.]
      zoeng1 di1 coi4 liu6-2 lou1 maai4. [Jyutping]
      Mix the ingredients together.
    4. (Cantonese) close; intimate
      行得好埋 [Cantonese]  ―  haang4 dak1 hou2 maai4 [Jyutping]  ―  to get intimate
    5. (Cantonese) up; aside; away
      儲埋／储埋 [Cantonese]  ―  cou5 maai4 [Jyutping]  ―  to accumulate; to store up
      收埋 [Cantonese]  ―  sau1 maai4 [Jyutping]  ―  to hide away (something)
      放返埋本書。／放返埋本书。 [Cantonese]  ―  fong3 faan1 maai4 bun2 syu1. [Jyutping]  ―  Put back the book away.
    6. (Cantonese) to close; to shut
      埋口 [Cantonese]  ―  maai4 hau2 [Jyutping]  ―  (of an open wound) to heal
      埋閘／埋闸 [Cantonese]  ―  maai4 zaap6 [Jyutping]  ―  to close for business at night (lit. to shut the gates)
    7. (Cantonese) shut; closed
      閂埋度門／闩埋度门 [Cantonese]  ―  saan1 maai4 dou6 mun4 [Jyutping]  ―  to close the door
      瞇埋眼／眯埋眼 [Cantonese]  ―  mei1 maai4 ngaan5 [Jyutping]  ―  to shut the eyes
    8. (Cantonese) as well; in addition
      加埋呢個／加埋呢个 [Cantonese]  ―  gaa1 maai4 ni1 go3 [Jyutping]  ―  to add this as well
      你掉垃圾掉埋張紙吖。 [Cantonese, trad.]
      你掉垃圾掉埋张纸吖。 [Cantonese, simp.]
      nei5 deu6 laap6 saap3 deu6 maai4 zoeng1 zi2 aa1. [Jyutping]
      Throw out the piece of paper as well when you throw out the garbage.
      帶埋部手機／带埋部手机 [Cantonese]  ―  daai3 maai4 bou6 sau2 gei1 [Jyutping]  ―  to bring along a cellphone
    9. (Cantonese) to finish; to close off
      埋尾 [Cantonese]  ―  maai4 mei5 [Jyutping]  ―  to finish off
      埋單／埋单 [Cantonese]  ―  maai4 daan1 [Jyutping]  ―  to pay the bill (lit. to close off the bill)
    10. (Cantonese) to completion (of the remainder)
      食埋啲飯／食埋啲饭 [Cantonese]  ―  sik6 maai4 di1 faan6 [Jyutping]  ―  to eat the rest of the rice
      乜嘢都俾埋晒 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
      mat1 je5 dou1 bei2 maai4 saai3 [Jyutping]
      provide the whole package
      而家先寫得嗰一頁，我覺得你今晚寫唔埋份報告囉。 [Cantonese, trad.]
      而家先写得嗰一页，我觉得你今晚写唔埋份报告啰。 [Cantonese, simp.]
      ji4 gaa1 sin1 se2 dak1 go2 jat1 jip6, ngo5 gok3 dak1 nei5 gam1 maan5 se2 m4 maai4 fan6 bou3 gou3 lo1. [Jyutping]
      At this point, you've just written one page. I think you won't be able to finish writing up the report.
      畀同學講埋先啦。 [Cantonese, trad.]
      畀同学讲埋先啦。 [Cantonese, simp.]
      bei2 tung4 hok6 gong2 maai4 sin1 laa1. [Jyutping]
      Let your classmate finish what they have to say.
    11. (Cantonese) Used to indicate a negative evaluation on an event.
      唔好講埋啲咁難聽嘅說話啦。 [Cantonese, trad.]
      唔好讲埋啲咁难听嘅说话啦。 [Cantonese, simp.]
      m4 hou2 gong2 maai4 di1 gam3 naan4 teng1 ge3 syut3 waa6 laa1. [Jyutping]
      Don't say such terrible words.
      你識埋嗮啲食煙嘅朋友，日日吸佢哋啲二手煙，係唔係想生癌啊？ [Cantonese, trad.]
      你识埋嗮啲食烟嘅朋友，日日吸佢哋啲二手烟，系唔系想生癌啊？ [Cantonese, simp.]
      nei5 sik1 maai4 saai3 di1 sik6 jin1 ge3 pang4 jau5, jat6 jat6 kap1 keoi5 dei6 di1 ji6 sau2 jin1, hai6 m4 hai6 soeng2 saang1 ngaam4 aa3? [Jyutping]
      All the friends you make are those darn smokers, and you're breathing second-hand smoke everyday. Do you want to get cancer?
    12. (Cantonese) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
      三日唔埋兩日 [Cantonese, trad.]
      三日唔埋两日 [Cantonese, simp.]
      saam1 jat6 m4 maai4 loeng5 jat6 [Jyutping]
      (please add an English translation of this usage example)
      三句唔埋兩句 [Cantonese, trad.]
      三句唔埋两句 [Cantonese, simp.]
      saam1 geoi3 m4 maai4 loeng5 geoi3 [Jyutping]
      (please add an English translation of this usage example)

    Related terms edit

    Compounds edit

    Further reading edit

    • Winnie Chor (2010), “Inclusion of the outsider — grammaticalization of the verbal particle maai in Cantonese”, in Taiwan Journal of Linguistics‎[1]

    Japanese edit

    Kanji edit

    埋

    (common “Jōyō” kanji)

    1. to bury

    Readings edit

    Korean edit

    Hanja edit

    埋 (eumhun 묻을 매 (mudeul mae))

    1. Hanja form? of 매 (“bury, secrete, conceal”).

    Vietnamese edit

    Han character edit

    埋: Hán Nôm readings: mai, mài, man

    1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
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