㨘

㨘 U+3A18, 㨘 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-3A18 ← 㨗 [U+3A17] CJK Unified Ideographs Extension A 㨙 → [U+3A19]

Translingual

Han character

㨘 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 手火竹山 (QFHU), composition ⿰扌省)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 445, character 34
• Unihan data for U+3A18

Chinese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 㨘 – see 擤 (“to blow one's nose”). (This character is a variant form of 擤).

Etymology 2

trad.		㨘
simp. #		㨘
alternative forms		渻 省

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saang²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: saang²
    • Yale: sáang
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saang²
    • Guangdong Romanization: sang²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːŋ³⁵/

Definitions

㨘

1. (Cantonese) to wipe; to scrub; to scour

   同我㨘乾淨啲碟佢。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   同我㨘干净啲碟佢。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   tung⁴ ngo⁵ saang² gon¹ zeng⁶ di¹ dip⁶ keoi⁵. [Jyutping]

   Scrub the dishes until they're clean.

   㨘到蠟蠟靚／㨘到蜡蜡靓 [Cantonese]  ―  saang² dou³ laap^6-3 laap^6-3 ling³ [Jyutping]  ―  to polish until it is shiny

   㨘靚招牌／㨘靓招牌 [Cantonese]  ―  saang² leng³ ziu¹ paai⁴ [Jyutping]  ―  (figurative) to build up reputation

Compounds

• 㨘招牌
• 㨘鏡 / 㨘镜

Etymology 3

trad.		㨘
simp. #		㨘
alternative forms		省 搡

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saang²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: saang²
    • Yale: sáang
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saang²
    • Guangdong Romanization: sang²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːŋ³⁵/

Definitions

㨘

1. (Cantonese) to hit with a ball

   㨘波餅／㨘波饼 [Cantonese]  ―  saang² bo¹ beng² [Jyutping]  ―  to hit someone with a ball

   佢隻右眼畀個波㨘中咗。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   佢只右眼畀个波㨘中咗。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   keoi⁵ zek³ jau⁶ ngaan⁵ bei² go³ bo¹ saang² zung³ zo². [Jyutping]

   His right eye was hit by a ball.

2. (Cantonese) to scold; to rebuke
3. (Cantonese) to take without permission

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 罵 (“to scold”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		罵
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	罵, 啳
	Taiwan	罵
	Malaysia	罵
	Singapore	罵
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	罵, 啳
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	罵, 噘
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	罵
	Wuhan	罵, 通
	Guilin	罵
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	罵
	Hefei	抽, 噘
Cantonese	Guangzhou	鬧, 㨘, 插, 屌 vulgar
	Hong Kong	鬧, 㨘, 插, 屌 vulgar
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	鬧
	Macau	鬧
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	鬧
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	鬧
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	鬧
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	怒
	Foshan	鬧
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	嗌
	Foshan (Shunde)	鬧
	Foshan (Sanshui)	鬧
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	鬧
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	鬧
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	鬧
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	鬧
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	鬧
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	鬧
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	鬧
	Taishan	鬧
	Kaiping (Chikan)	鬧
	Enping (Niujiang)	鬧
	Heshan (Yayao)	鬧
	Dongguan	鬧
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	鬧
	Yangjiang	數
	Beihai	嬲
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	嬲
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	嬲
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	嬲
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	鬧
	Singapore (Guangfu)	鬧
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	鬧
	Móng Cái	嬲
Gan	Nanchang	罵
Hakka	Meixian	罵, 嘟
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	鬧
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	罵
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	罵
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	罵
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	罵
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	罵
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	罵
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	罵
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	罵
	Singapore (Dabu)	罵
Jin	Taiyuan	罵
Northern Min	Jian'ou	罵, 詈
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	罵, 嚗
Southern Min	Xiamen	罵, 詈
	Quanzhou	罵, 詈
	Jinjiang	罵
	Zhangzhou	罵, 詈
	Zhao'an	罵
	Taipei	罵
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	罵
	Kaohsiung	罵
	Yilan	罵
	Changhua (Lukang)	罵
	Taichung	罵
	Tainan	罵
	Hsinchu	罵
	Kinmen	罵
	Penghu (Magong)	罵
	Penang (Hokkien)	罵
	Singapore (Hokkien)	罵, 姦 vulgar
	Manila (Hokkien)	罵, 𧮙
	Chaozhou	罵
	Shantou	罵, 咅
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	罵
	Jieyang	罵, 咅, 誧咅, 誧倫, 誧罵
	Singapore (Teochew)	罵
	Wenchang	罵
	Singapore (Hainanese)	罵
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	罵
Wu	Suzhou	罵
	Ningbo	𧮙
	Wenzhou	𧮙, 謴
Xiang	Changsha	罵, 咒, 反
	Shuangfeng	咒, 罵

Compounds

• 㨘牛王
• 㨘黃魚 / 㨘黄鱼