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誒

简诶 · 繁誒

Cantonese · source Jyutpingaai2#

hey (to express surprise)
an exclamation of confirmation

Cantonese · source Jyutpinge6#

hey (to express surprise)
an exclamation of confirmation

Cantonese · source Jyutpingei6#

hey (to express surprise)
an exclamation of confirmation

Cantonese · source Jyutpingoi1#

hey (to express surprise)
an exclamation of confirmation

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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

aai22 · high rising

e66 · low level

ei66 · low level

oi11 · high level

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

Reading difference from Unihan

誒 has the reading aai2 here; Unihan’s citation reading is oi1. Different syllable across these source readings. CC-Canto also lists 誒 aai2 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

aai挨aai1in orderaai2—隘aai3a strategically located passaai4—aai5—aai6—

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

誒诶

Both source spellings are represented. Written membership is not an etymological or semantic claim.

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Mandarin comparison · separate source entries

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

誒 ēi CC-CEDICT · Mandarinvariant of 欸 ēi
誒 éi CC-CEDICT · Mandarinvariant of 欸 éi
誒 ěi CC-CEDICT · Mandarinvariant of 欸 ěi

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: ei2. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 8 senses · 2 Cantonese readings

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

e6 · ei6

Cantonese word readings for 誒. 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

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 欸 (ê̄, ēi, “an interjection calling attention”)

character · Etymology 2

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 欸 (ế, éi, “an interjection expressing surprise”)

character · Etymology 3

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 欸 (ê̌, ěi, “an interjection expressing disapproval”)

character · Etymology 4

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 欸 (ề, èi, “an interjection expressing agreement or promise”)

character · Etymology 5

E (relating to the E language)

character · Etymology 6

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) synonym of 兮 (xī, “an exclamatory particle”)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) forced smile

character · Etymology 7

(Siyi Yue) Used after a verb to indicate perfective aspect (action completion).

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