欸
See also: 唉
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Translingual edit
Han character edit
欸 (Kangxi radical 76, 欠+7, 11 strokes, cangjie input 戈大弓人 (IKNO), four-corner 27482, composition ⿰矣欠)
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- Kangxi Dictionary: page 568, character 7
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 16090
- Dae Jaweon: page 956, character 19
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2140, character 11
- Unihan data for U+6B38
Chinese edit
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alternative forms | 誒/诶 (ê/ei series) interjection 呃 Hokkien 吓 Hokkien |
Glyph origin edit
Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *qɯː, *qʰrɯːs) : phonetic 矣 (OC *ɢlɯʔ) + semantic 欠 (“breath”).
Pronunciation 1 edit
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欸
Pronunciation 2 edit
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欸
- Only used in 欸乃 (ǎinǎi, “an onomatopoeia”).
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Pronunciation 3 edit
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欸
- An interjection calling attention.
Pronunciation 4 edit
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欸
- An interjection expressing surprise.
Pronunciation 5 edit
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欸
- An interjection expressing disapproval.
Pronunciation 6 edit
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欸
- An interjection expressing agreement or promise.
Pronunciation 7 edit
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欸
- ‡ Alternative form of 譮 (xiè, “angry sound”)
Pronunciation 8 edit
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欸
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- “欸”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
- “Entry #7495”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.
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Hanja edit
欸 (eum 애 (ae))
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