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吔
Mandarin · pinyin yē
Meanings
- onomat. for surprise, amazement and sigh
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- 吔
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Mandarin tones
1 · ye1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
jaa1 · jaa2 · jaak3
Cantonese word readings for 吔. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- interjection for surprise, amazement and sigh
- particle for surprise, amazement and sigh
character · Etymology 2
- Used in phonetic transcriptions in Buddhist scriptures.
character · Etymology 3
- only used in 威吔
character · Etymology 4
- only used in 吔吔烏／吔吔乌
character · Etymology 5
- (Cantonese, colloquial) alternative form of 吃 (jaak3, “to eat”)
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