嘎 is also the simplified spelling of 嘠.
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嘎
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- 嘎
- gā · sound of laughter; bad, malevolent
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Mandarin tones
1 · ga1
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 8 senses · 4 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ga4 · gaa4 · gaat3 · gat1
Cantonese word readings for 嘎. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
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character · Etymology 1
- (onomatopoeic) A short but loud sound: crack; creak; screech
character · Etymology 2
- only used in 嘎調／嘎调
character · Etymology 3
- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 尜 (gá)
character · Etymology 4
- (Beijing, Northeastern, Jilu and Central Plains Mandarin) naughty
character · Etymology 5
- (Sichuanese) meat
- (Sichuanese, abbreviation, alt-of, contraction) contraction of 該是哈 /该是哈 (“isn't it, don't it, etc.”)
character · Etymology 6
- (Mainland China, Internet slang) to kill someone
- (Mainland China, Internet slang) to die
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