嗆
简 呛 · 繁 嗆Meanings · coeng1
- to choke (because of swallowing the wrong way)
Meanings · coeng3
- choke by smoke
- irritates nose
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.
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:
- 嗆 qiāng CC-CEDICT · Mandarinto choke (because of swallowing the wrong way)
- 嗆 qiàng CC-CEDICT · Mandarinto irritate the nose; to choke (of smoke, smell etc); pungent; (coll.) (Tw) to shout at sb; to scold; to speak out against sb
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: qiang1. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.
Look up this spelling in the Mandarin dictionary ↗Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 5 senses · 2 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
coeng1 · coeng3
Cantonese word readings for 嗆. 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
- to choke (due to swallowing the wrong way)
character · Etymology 1
- to irritate the respiratory organs, especially the nose (of smoke or odor)
- (chiefly Taiwan) to shout at somebody; to speak out against somebody; to criticize
character · Etymology 2
- (Hokkien) to sniffle; to snuffle; to snort (especially outwards rather than inwards when the nose is stuffed)
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) to sob incessantly
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