呀

呀 U+5440, 呀 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5440 ← 吿 [U+543F] CJK Unified Ideographs 呁 → [U+5441]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

呀 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 口一女竹 (RMVH), four-corner 6104₀, composition ⿰口牙)

Derived characters

• 𮃽

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 180, character 8
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3383
• Dae Jaweon: page 398, character 6
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 587, character 12
• Unihan data for U+5440

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (牙) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
邪	*ljaː, *laː
衺	*ljaː
牙	*ŋraː
芽	*ŋraː
齖	*ŋraː, *ŋraːs
呀	*ŋraː, *hŋraː
枒	*ŋraː, *ŋraːs
雅	*ŋraːʔ
厊	*ŋraːʔ
庌	*ŋraːʔ
訝	*ŋraːs
迓	*ŋraːs
砑	*ŋraːs
犽	*ŋraːs
疨	*hŋraː
岈	*hŋraː
谺	*hŋraː
颬	*hŋraː
鴉	*qraː
釾	*laː

Etymology 1

trad.		呀
simp. #		呀
alternative forms		吖

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yā (ya¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aa¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): a / ia
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ia

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yā
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ya
    • Wade–Giles: ya¹
    • Yale: yā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ia
    • Palladius: я (ja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: aa¹
    • Yale: ā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: a¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː⁵⁵/

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a / ia
    • Tâi-lô: a / ia
    • Phofsit Daibuun: af, iaf
    • IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴/, /ia⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³/, /ia³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴/, /ia⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴/, /ia⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴/, /ia⁴⁴/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: ia
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i̯a̠/

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• Middle Chinese: ngae

Rime
Character	呀
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	麻 (98)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	五加切
Baxter	ngae
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋˠa/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋᵚa/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋa/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋaɨ/
Li Rong	/ŋa/
Wang Li	/ŋa/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ŋa/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yá
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ngaa4

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ŋraː/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	呀
Reading #	1/2
No.	14180
Phonetic component	牙
Rime group	魚
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	牙
Old Chinese	/*ŋraː/

Definitions

呀

1. to be surprised

   你也是重慶人呀。 [MSC, trad.]
   你也是重庆人呀。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ yě shì Chóngqìng rén yā. [Pinyin]

   You're also from Chongqing!?

2. Interjection for expressing surprise

   呀！下雨了！  ―  Yā! Xiàyǔ le!  ―  Ah! It's raining!

3. (onomatopoeia) creak

   門呀的一聲開了。 [MSC, trad.]
   门呀的一声开了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Mén yā de yī shēng kāi le. [Pinyin]

   The door opened with a creak.

4. a classifier (clarification of this definition is needed)

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Compounds

• 噯呀 / 嗳呀 (àiyā)

Etymology 2

trad.		呀
simp. #		呀

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ya (ya⁵／ya⁰)

  (Zhuyin): ˙ㄧㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ya
    • Zhuyin: ˙ㄧㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yå
    • Wade–Giles: ya⁵
    • Yale: ya
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: .ia
    • Palladius: я (ja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: aa³
    • Yale: a
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aa³
    • Guangdong Romanization: a³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³/

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

Definitions

呀

1. synonym of 啊 (“Sentence-final exclamation particle”) Normally used after words ending in -a, -o, -e, -i, -ü.

   他是誰呀？／他是谁呀？  ―  Tā shì shéi ya?  ―  Who is he?

   See also: 吖

Synonyms

• 啊 (a) (after -ng, ci, zi, si, chi, zhi, shi)
• 哇 (wā) (after -u, -ao)
• 哪 (na) (after -n)

Compounds

• 哎呀

Etymology 3

trad.		呀
simp. #		呀

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: aa³
    • Yale: a
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aa³
    • Guangdong Romanization: a³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³/

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

Definitions

呀 (Cantonese)

1. Sentence-final particle for softening statements or questions.

   你頭先去咗邊度呀？ [Cantonese, trad.]
   你头先去咗边度呀？ [Cantonese, simp.]

   nei⁵ tau⁴ sin¹ heoi³ zo² bin¹ dou⁶ aa³? [Jyutping]

   Where did you just go?

2. Particle used after list items in a list of examples.

   錢呀、手機呀、電腦呀、都唔見嗮。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   钱呀、手机呀、电脑呀、都唔见嗮。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   cin^4-2 aa³, sau² gei¹ aa³, din⁶ nou⁵ aa³, dou¹ m⁴ gin³ saai³. [Jyutping]

   Money, phone and computer are all missing.

Synonyms

• (Mandarin) 啊 (a)

Etymology 4

trad.		呀
simp. #		呀

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aa⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: aa⁴
    • Yale: àh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aa⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: a⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː²¹/

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

Definitions

呀 (Cantonese)

1. Sentence-final particle expressing surprise and suspicion.

   原來係佢呀。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   原来系佢呀。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   jyun⁴ loi⁴ hai⁶ keoi⁵ aa⁴. [Jyutping]

   So it was him?

Usage notes

The tone of the Cantonese sentence-final particles 呀 (aa3), 喇 (laa3), 㗎 (gaa3) and 咋 (zaa3) can be dropped to tone 4 to add disapproval, surprise and suspicion to the particle while also turning the statement into a question.

Etymology 5

trad.		呀
simp. #		呀

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiā (xia¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiā
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sia
    • Wade–Giles: hsia¹
    • Yale: syā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shia
    • Palladius: ся (sja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: xae

Rime
Character	呀
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	曉 (32)
Final (韻)	麻 (98)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	許加切
Baxter	xae
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/hˠa/
Pan Wuyun	/hᵚa/
Shao Rongfen	/xa/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/haɨ/
Li Rong	/xa/
Wang Li	/xa/
Bernhard Karlgren	/xa/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xiā
Expected Cantonese Reflex	haa1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*hŋraː/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	呀
Reading #	2/2
No.	14191
Phonetic component	牙
Rime group	魚
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	煆
Old Chinese	/*hŋraː/
Notes	見漢賦

Definitions

呀

1. (of mouth) opened
2. empty

Etymology 6

trad.		呀
simp. #		呀
alternative forms		廿

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aa⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: aa⁶
    • Yale: ah
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aa⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: a⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː²²/

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

Definitions

呀 (Cantonese)

1. (colloquial) -ty

   卅呀 [Cantonese]  ―  saa¹ aa⁶ [Jyutping]  ―  thirty

   四呀 [Cantonese]  ―  sei³ aa⁶ [Jyutping]  ―  forty

   九呀三 [Cantonese]  ―  gau² aa⁶ saam¹ [Jyutping]  ―  ninety-three

Compounds

• 幾廿歲人 / 几廿岁人 (gei² jaa⁶ seoi³ jan⁴) (Cantonese)

Usage notes

Equivalent to 十 (sap6). It is used with single digit integers except two 二 (ji6) where the shortened form 廿 (jaa6) is used instead. It can be used with the shortened form of thirty 卅 (saa1) to mean the same.

Japanese

Kanji

呀

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

• Go-on: げ (ge)
• Kan-on: が (ga)
• Kan’yō-on: や (ya)
• Kun: あ (a)、あつ (atsu)

Korean

Hanja

呀 (eum 하 (ha))

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Vietnamese

Han character

呀: Hán Nôm readings: nhá, nha

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