隻嘢

简 只嘢 · 繁 隻嘢
Cantonese · source Jyutpingzek3 je5

Meanings

  1. 'that so-and-so'; 'that thing', used to refer to someone in a rude way (to express one's dislike for a person) without referring to their name [colloquial]
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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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Same syllable, six tones

zekzek1—zek2—隻zek3classifier for birds and certain animals…zek4—zek5—zek6—

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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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: zhi1 ye3. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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CC-Canto · Pleco Inc. · edition 2017-02-02
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Exact source record & identity隻嘢 只嘢 [zhi1 ye3] {zek3 je5} /'that so-and-so'; 'that thing', used to refer to someone in a rude way (to express one's dislike for a person) without referring to their name [colloquial]/

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