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哈

Cantonese · source Jyutpinghaa1#

laughter
yawn
to breath out
to stoop
used in transliteration

Cantonese · source Jyutpinghaa5#

laughter
yawn
to breath out
to stoop
used in transliteration

Cantonese · source Jyutpingkaa1#

laughter
yawn
to breath out
to stoop
used in transliteration

Cantonese · source Jyutpinghaai1#

laughter
yawn
to breath out
to stoop
used in transliteration

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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.

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Reading & tones

haa11 · high level

haa55 · low rising

kaa11 · high level

haai11 · high level

Schematic citation-tone diagrams from the source numbers. These are not recordings or predictions of connected speech.

Same syllable, six tones

haa哈haa1laughterhaa2—haa3—霞haa4red / rosy cloudshaa5—下haa6down

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.

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Written characters

哈

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CC-CEDICT, the Mandarin–English dictionary, lists the same written form:

哈 Hā CC-CEDICT · Mandarinabbr. for 哈薩克斯坦 Hā sà kè sī tǎn, Kazakhstan; abbr. for 哈爾濱 Hā ěr bīn, Harbin
哈 hā CC-CEDICT · Mandarin(interj.) ha!; (onom. for laughter); (slang) to be infatuated with; to adore; (bound form) husky (dog) (abbr. for 哈士奇 hā shì qí)
哈 hǎ CC-CEDICT · Mandarina Pekinese; a pug; (dialect) to scold

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: ha1. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

haa1 · haa5 · haai1 · kaa1

Cantonese word readings for 哈. 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

(historical dictionaries only, of fish) many; plenteous
(historical dictionaries only, of a fish's mouth) opening; moving
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) mouthful; sip

character · Etymology 2

(onomatopoeia) sound of laughter: ha
exclamation of triumph, etc.: ha!
(dialectal) Sentence-final particle softening the request.
to breathe out
(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to drink (a hot drink)
(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to exhale hot air to keep oneself warm
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 哈薩克斯坦／哈萨克斯坦 (Hāsàkèsītǎn, “Kazakhstan”)
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 哈爾濱／哈尔滨 (Hā'ěrbīn, “Harbin”)

intj · Etymology 3

(Hokkien) Used to indicate confusion or pondering when the speaker did not hear or comprehend clearly: huh; hmm; what; pardon?; what did (they/you/he/she) say?
(Hokkien) Used to express doubt or disbelief: huh?; hmm?; what?; oh?; what do you mean?
(Hokkien) Used to express subtle surprise or amusement/astonishment: huh!; oh!; what!
(Taiwanese Hokkien) Used to express consent or agreement or approval: huh ok; oh alright; yeah; sure; ah yes

character · Etymology 4

(chiefly Mandarin, Jin, colloquial) to bend; to stoop

character · Etymology 5

(Beijing Mandarin) to scold; to reprimand

character · Etymology 6

only used in 哈巴 (hǎba, “Pekingese; pug”)

character · Etymology 7

a surname (mainly among Hui people)

character · Etymology 8

Used in compounds.

character · Etymology 9

only used in 哈喇 (hāla, “a kind of top-quality woollen goods produced in Russia”)

character · Etymology 10

(Southwestern Mandarin, Xiang) silly; stupid
(Southwestern Mandarin, Wu) scare

character · Etymology 11

(Southwestern Mandarin) to tickle

character · Etymology 12

only used in 哈士蟆 (hàshimá)

character · Etymology 13

only used in 哈巴 (hàba, “knee bending when walking”)

character · Etymology 14

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 喝 (“to drink”)
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 呷

character · Etymology 15

Used in place names.

character · Etymology 16

(Gansu and Qinghai Mandarin) Accusative/dative marker, placed after a preverbal object.

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