乎
Meanings · fu1
- an alternative form for the word呼, to breathe
- sigh
- exhale
- shout
- call
Meanings · fu4
- (classical particle similar to 于) in
- at
- from
- because
- than
- (classical final particle similar to 吗, 吧, 呢, expressing question, doubt or astonishment)
Meanings · wu4
- (classical particle similar to 于) in
- at
- from
- because
- than
- (classical final particle similar to 吗, 吧, 呢, expressing question, doubt or astonishment)
About these definitions
Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.
Reading & tones
Schematic citation-tone diagrams from the source numbers. These are not recordings or predictions of connected speech.
Tone difference from Unihan
- 乎 is read fu1 here; Unihan’s citation reading is fu4. Same syllable, different tone across these source readings. CC-Canto also lists 乎 fu1 as its own entry.
Computed by zimai: each syllable of the CC-Canto word reading is compared with Unihan 17.0.0 kCantonese for its character. The comparison does not say why a reading differs (a changed tone, 變音, a reading tied to one meaning, or a source variant).
Same syllable, six tones
Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.
Written characters
Both source spellings are represented. Written membership is not an etymological or semantic claim.
Mandarin comparison · separate source entries
CC-CEDICT, the Mandarin–English dictionary, lists the same written form:
- 乎 hū CC-CEDICT · Mandarin(classical particle similar to 於 yú) in; at; from; because; than; (classical final particle similar to 嗎 ma, 吧 ba, 呢 ne, expressing question, doubt or astonishment)
A separate source entry, shown for comparison. The same characters can carry different senses in Mandarin and in Cantonese; zimai does not align these senses.
CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: hu1. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.
Look up this spelling in the Mandarin dictionary ↗Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 14 senses · 3 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
fu1 · fu4 · wu4
Cantonese word readings for 乎. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character · Etymology 1
- in; at; on
- (indicates the object of an action) with; on
- (indicates comparison) than
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) A suffix placed after adjectives and adverbs to express praise or amazement.
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Sentence-final interrogative particle.
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Sentence-final exclamatory particle.
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Sentence-final imperative particle.
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Sentence-final speculative particle.
character · Etymology 2
- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 予 (“hō͘”)
character · Etymology 3
- (Hokkien) Sentence-final particle expressing doubt with a question, especially to ask for confirmation: right?
- (Mainland China and Philippine Hokkien) Particle in the middle of a sentence to express a pause in speaking with slight emphasis on the preceding word: right
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) Sentence-final particle expressing a question to tease or ridicule someone
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) modal particle expressing understanding, comprehension, realization: oh!
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) Sentence-final particle to indicate an imperative sentence
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