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See also:
U+7CB5, 粵
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7CB5

[U+7CB4]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+7CB6]

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 119, +7, 13 strokes, cangjie input 竹田一女尸 (HWMVS), four-corner 26207, composition ⿱⿵𰃦 or 丿)

Derived characters

  • 𠿋 𤀀 𨼟 𣙾 𤏓 𥜊 𥣄 𦆒 𧒹 𧞄 𨆗 𠟲

Note

This character is not present in the Kangxi Dictionary; however, its corresponding simplified form, (yuè), is. The exact opposite applies to  / .

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 909, character 31
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 5, page 3149, character 4
  • Unihan data for U+7CB5
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Chinese

Glyph origin

More information Historical forms of the character 粵, Western Zhou ...

A specialization of (OC *qʰʷla, *ɢʷla) by modification of (Chi, 2010).

Shuowen interprets it as an ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): + .

Etymology 1

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Related to (OC *ɢʷad, “Yue; Viet”). See there for more.

Pronunciation



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Definitions

  1. (historical) Yue people; Baiyue people
  2. Guangdong
       yuè   Cantonese language
  3. Guangdong and Guangxi
       liǎngyuè   Guangdong and Guangxi
  4. short for 粵語粤语 (yuèyǔ, “Cantonese”)
       yuèyīn   Cantonese pronunciation
    精通精通   jīngtōng Guó Yuè Yīng   fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese, and English
  5. (informal, punning) alternative form of (more), usually in reference to the Cantonese language.
    我哋收聲我哋大聲 [Cantonese, trad.]
    我哋收声我哋大声 [Cantonese, simp.]
    jiu3 ngo5 dei6 sau1 seng1, ngo5 dei6 jyut6 daai6 seng1! [Jyutping]
    If you want us to shut up, we'll be even louder! (a 2010 slogan protesting restriction of usage of Cantonese)
    [Cantonese, trad.]
    [Cantonese, simp.]
    jyut6 gong2 jyut6 dim6 [Jyutping]
    "the more you speak, the steadier [your Cantonese becomes]" (the name of a TV show by GDTV Pearl River Channel focusing on the Cantonese language)
    㜺鬼 [Cantonese, trad.]
    𫲗鬼 [Cantonese, simp.]
    jyut6 gong2 jyut6 zaan2 gwai2 [Jyutping]
    "Cantoxicating" (the name of a TV show by TVB)
    (literally, “the more you speak, the more it is interesting”)
    • (Can we date this quote?), “央廣粵語”, in Facebook:
      feelfeel [Cantonese]   jyut6 teng1 jyut6 jau5 fiu1 [Jyutping]   the more one listens, the more one feels it

Compounds

Etymology 2

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Related to the particles (OC *ɢʷad) and (OC *ɢʷad). Smith (2012) proposes this to be derived from the prepositional phrase * (OC *ɢʷa tjɯ).

Pronunciation



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Definitions

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) A particle.
    1. Used in the beginning of a clause to express a prudent tone.
    2. Used in the middle of a clause. (clarification of this definition is needed)

Compounds

  • 粵若 / 粤若
  • 粵若稽古 / 粤若稽古

Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation



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Definitions

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) generous; favourable

Compounds

  • 粵宛 / 粤宛

References

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Japanese

Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

  • On (unclassified): えつ (etsu)おち (ochi)
  • Kun: ここに (kokoni, 粵に)

Korean

Hanja

(eumhun 내킬 (mari naekil wol))

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Vietnamese

Han character

: Hán Nôm readings: việt

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