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simp. and trad.	啱
alternative forms	恰 arm nonstandard

Etymology

Probably a Kra-Dai substrate word (Li, 1990). Compare Zhuang ngamq (“just; exactly; only”), Hlai ngamx (“suitable”), Thai งาม (ngaam, “beautiful”), Vietnamese ngám (“just right”).

Alternatively, some postulate that this is derived from 恰 (hap1, “just; coincidentally; suitable”) or 諳 (am1, “to know; familiar with”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yán (yan²)

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngaam¹

(Dongguan, Jyutping++): ngaang¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ngam²

(Yangjiang, Jyutping++): ngaam¹
Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): ngam¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ngam / gam

(Teochew, Peng'im): ngam¹
Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): ngaam³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yán
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yán
  - Wade–Giles: yen²
  - Yale: yán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yan
  - Palladius: янь (janʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)
  - Jyutping: ngaam¹
  - Yale: ngāam
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaam¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngam¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaːm⁵⁵/
- (Dongguan, Guancheng)
  - Jyutping++: ngaang¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaŋ²¹³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ngam²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡam⁵⁵/
- (Yangjiang Yue, Jiangcheng)
  - Jyutping++: ngaam¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋam³³/
Hakka
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: ngam¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋam⁴⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Penang, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngam
  - Tâi-lô: ngam
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ngafm
  - IPA (Singapore): /ŋam⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Penang): /ŋam³³/
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gam
  - Tâi-lô: gam
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gafm
  - IPA (Singapore): /ɡam⁴⁴/

Note: ngam - from Cantonese.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ngam¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngam
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋam³³/
Southern Pinghua
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
  - Jyutping++: ngaam³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋam⁵⁵/

Definitions

啱 (chiefly Cantonese, Hakka, Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien, Hainanese, Puxian Min, Southern Pinghua)

correct; right
答啱咗八題／答啱咗八题 [Cantonese] ― daap³ ngaam¹ zo² baat³ tai⁴ [Jyutping] ― to have answered eight questions correctly

噉做好似唔係好啱喎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
噉做好似唔系好啱㖞。 [Cantonese, simp.]
gam² zou⁶ hou² ci⁵ m⁴ hai⁶ hou² ngaam¹ wo³. [Jyutping]
Doing it like this does not seem to be correct.
to fit; to be appropriate; to be suitable
啱細路仔飲／啱细路仔饮 [Cantonese] ― ngaam¹ sai³ lou⁶ zai² jam² [Jyutping] ― suitable for consumption by children

啱心水 [Cantonese] ― ngaam¹ sam¹ seoi² [Jyutping] ― to be one's preference
just now; a moment ago
啱啱 [Cantonese] ― ngaam¹ ngaam¹ [Jyutping] ― just now; just
by chance; coincidentally
(Cantonese) compatible; getting along
佢哋兩個不嬲都唔啱㗎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
佢哋两个不嬲都唔啱㗎。 [Cantonese, simp.]
keoi⁵ dei⁶ loeng⁵ go³ bat¹ lau¹ dou¹ m⁴ ngaam¹ gaa³. [Jyutping]
They were not compatible with each other all along.

Synonyms

(correct):

Dialectal synonyms of 對 (“correct”) [map]

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Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese	是
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)	正確
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	對
Taiwan	對
Malaysia	對
Singapore	對
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	對
Jinan	對
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	對
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	對
Xi'an	對
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	對
Ürümqi	對
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	對
Wuhan	對
Guiyang	對
Guilin	對
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	對
Hefei	對
Cantonese	Guangzhou	啱
Hong Kong	啱
Taishan	啱
Yangjiang	著, 啱
Yangjiang (Yangdong)	啱, 著
Yangdong (Yashao)	啱, 對, 著
Yangxi	啱
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	啱
Singapore (Guangfu)	啱
Gan	Nanchang	對
Lichuan	對
Hakka	Meixian	著, 啱
Xingning	著
Huidong (Daling)	著
Shaoguan (Qujiang)	著
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	著
Changting	著
Wuping	著
Wuping (Pingyu)	著
Liancheng	著
Ninghua	著
Ruijin	著
Shicheng	著
Shangyou (Shexi)	著
Miaoli (N. Sixian)	著
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	著
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	著
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	著
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	著
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	著
Kuching (Hepo)	著
Huizhou	Jixi	對
Jin	Taiyuan	對
Xinzhou	對
Northern Min	Jian'ou	對, 𣍐錯
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	著, 無綻
Southern Min	Xiamen	著
Quanzhou	著
Zhangzhou	著
Zhao'an	著
Taipei	著
New Taipei (Sanxia)	著
Kaohsiung	著
Yilan	著
Changhua (Lukang)	著
Taichung	著
Tainan	著
Hsinchu	著
Kinmen	著
Penghu (Magong)	著
Penang (Hokkien)	著
Singapore (Hokkien)	著
Manila (Hokkien)	著
Chaozhou	著
Shantou	對, 著
Jieyang	對, 著
Singapore (Teochew)	著
Batam (Teochew)	著
Wenchang	著
Haikou	著
Qionghai	著
Singapore (Hainanese)	著
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	啱
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	對
Wu	Shanghai	對
Suzhou	對
Danyang	對
Hangzhou	對
Ningbo	𣍐錯, 對
Wenzhou	對
Jinhua	對
Xiang	Changsha	對
Shuangfeng	對, 是

(Malaysia, Singapore, Mandarin) 準／准 (zhǔn)
(to fit): 符合 (fúhé)
(appropriate): 適合／适合 (shìhé)
(appropriate, as an adjective only): 合適／合适 (héshì)
(just now):

Dialectal synonyms of 剛才 (“just now”) [map]

More information Variety, Location ...

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)	剛才, 方才, 適才, 剛剛, 剛
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	剛才, 才剛, 將才
Taiwan	剛才, 剛剛, 剛
Harbin	才剛兒, 頭先, 頭前兒
Malaysia	剛才
Singapore	剛才, 剛剛, 剛
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	剛才, 剛剛的
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	剛打剛兒, 剛剛兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	才剛, 才剛剛兒
Wanrong	剛剛
Xi'an	剛才
Xining	才才
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	才剛
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	剛才, 才剛
Ürümqi	剛才, 剛剛, 剛, 剛頭兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	才剛, 剛才, 剛剛, 剛, 先頭
Wuhan	才剛, 剛才, 才一路, 才路, 一路
Liuzhou	頭先, 啱先
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	剛才, 才剛, 剛剛
Yangzhou	剛才, 才剛, 剛剛, 剛
Hefei	剛才
Cantonese	Guangzhou	頭先, 求先, 啱先, 啱啱, 先頭, 正話, 疇先
Hong Kong	頭先, 求先, 啱先, 啱啱, 先頭, 正話
Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	正就
Macau	頭先
Guangzhou (Panyu)	頭先, 啱啱, 啱先, 正話
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	啱啱
Guangzhou (Conghua)	啱啱
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	正緊能, 頭先, 正話, 正
Guangzhou (Xintang, Zengcheng)	正緊能
Foshan	剛啱, 舊家
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	舊先
Foshan (Shunde)	頭先
Foshan (Sanshui)	啱啱
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	啱青
Zhongshan (Shiqi)	頭先
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	頭先
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	頭先
Zhuhai (Doumen)	頭先
Jiangmen (Baisha)	頭先
Jiangmen (Xinhui)	頭先
Taishan	頭先, 正話
Kaiping (Chikan)	頭先
Enping (Niujiang)	頭先
Heshan (Yayao)	啱啱
Dongguan	蚊蚊, 啱先, 啱啱
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	頭先
Yangjiang	頭先, 啱先
Nanning	啱先
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	啱啱, 正話
Singapore (Guangfu)	頭先, 啱啱
Gan	Nanchang	剛腳, 一腳
Lichuan	剛腳
Hakka	Meixian	頭先, 啱先, 啱啱
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	先頭, 頭先
Dongguan (Qingxi)	正先
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	正先
Wuhua (Huacheng)	早先
Wengyuan	頭先
Liannan	正先
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	啱啱
Jiexi	早回
Changting	頭先
Wuping (Yanqian)	頭間
Ninghua	正
Ningdu	當頭
Tonggu (Sandu)	正
Dayu	剛正哩
Miaoli (N. Sixian)	頭先, 頭下
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	頭先, 頭下
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	頭先, 頭下
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	頭先, 頭下
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	頭先, 頭下
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	頭先, 頭下
Hong Kong	頭先
Mengshan (Xihe)	啱
Luchuan	啱先
Senai (Huiyang)	正先
Huizhou	Jixi	剛才, 剛剛, 剛之
Jin	Taiyuan	剛才, 剛剛
Northern Min	Jian'ou	頃先, 頃, 頃頃
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	頭先, 頭先早, 連眼, 連刻, 矢文
Southern Min	Xiamen	頭先, 拄仔, 拄拄, 拄拄仔, 拄才, 拄仔才, 頭拄仔, 拄
Quanzhou	頭先, 拄仔, 拄拄, 拄拄仔, 拄才, 拄仔才, 頭拄仔, 頭站仔, 拄
Jinjiang	頭先, 頭先仔
Zhangzhou	頭先, 拄仔, 拄拄, 拄拄仔, 拄才, 拄仔才, 頭拄仔, 前拄仔, 盡拄仔, 拄
Kaohsiung	拄才
Yilan	拄才
Changhua (Lukang)	拄才
Taichung	拄拄仔
Taichung (Wuqi)	拄仔才
Tainan	頭陣仔
Taitung	頭拄仔
Hsinchu	拄仔
Penghu (Magong)	拄才
Penang (Hokkien)	麻汝, 耽仔
Singapore (Hokkien)	麻汝, 頭先, 頭早
Manila (Hokkien)	站仔, 頭站仔
Chaozhou	頭陣, 同早, 同旰
Shantou	剛才
Jieyang	同早, 同旰, 頭先, 同陣, 頭陣, 自早
Johor Bahru (Teochew)	同旰
Singapore (Teochew)	麻汝, 頭先, 同早
Leizhou	當奉囝
Puxian Min	Putian	這久, 頭先, 喏
Xianyou	這久, 頭先, 喏
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	頭先, 開頭, 啱啱, 啱先
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	啱先, 頭先, 幾早, 頭幾早
Wu	Shanghai	剛剛, 剛, 剛正, 開開 dated, 客客 dated, 方才 dated
Suzhou	剛剛, 剛剛頭, 剛巧
Danyang	剛才, 剛剛
Hangzhou	剛剛
Ningbo	剛剛
Wenzhou	頭前, 頭先, 頭兒
Xiang	Changsha	剛才, 才剛, 嚴剛
Loudi	剛剛
Shuangfeng	當好, 才當
Hengyang	剛才

Compounds

剛啱 / 刚啱
咁啱
咁啱嘅
咁啱得咁巧
唔啱
唔啱嗲
唔啱嘴形
唔啱講到啱 / 唔啱讲到啱
啱feel
啱key
啱使
啱傾 / 啱倾
啱先
啱去
啱口味
啱啱
啱啱好
啱啱線 / 啱啱线
啱啱落地
啱嗲
啱嘴型
啱嘴形
啱好
啱心水
啱晒
啱晒你
啱牙
啱睇
啱聽 / 啱听
啱規矩 / 啱规矩
啱身
啱食
啱飲 / 啱饮
夾啱 / 夹啱
湊啱 / 凑啱
湊啱條數 / 凑啱条数
真啱
睇啱
碰啱
計啱條數 / 计啱条数
遇啱

啱

Translingual

Han character

References

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