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粵

See also: 粤
粵 U+7CB5, 粵
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7CB5
← 粴
[U+7CB4] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 粶 →
[U+7CB6]

Translingual

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Han character

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粵 (Kangxi radical 119, 米+7, 13 strokes, cangjie input 竹田一女尸 (HWMVS), four-corner 26207, composition ⿱⿵𰃦釆亏 or ⿳丿⿴囗釆丂)

Derived characters

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References

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  • 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

Chinese

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Glyph origin

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Historical forms of the character 粵
Western Zhou Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming) Libian (compiled in Qing)
Bronze inscriptions Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts Clerical script
       

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

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

Etymology 1

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trad. 粵
simp. 粤
2nd round simp. ⿳丿冈丂
alternative forms ⿳丿冈丂 2nd round simp. (1977)
⿳丿⿵冂米丂 2nd round simp. (1981)
𡩭
𦉿

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

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character 粵
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 云 (35)
Final (韻) 月 (68)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed
Division (等) III
Fanqie 王伐切
Baxter hjwot
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ɦʉɐt̚/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ɦʷiɐt̚/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ɣiuɐt̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ɦuat̚/
Li
Rong 		/ɣiuɐt̚/
Wang
Li 		/ɣĭwɐt̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/i̯wɐt̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		yuè
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		jyut6
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 粵
Reading # 1/1
No. 16341
Phonetic
component 		粵
Rime
group 		月
Rime
subdivision 		1
Corresponding
MC rime 		越
Old
Chinese 		/*ɢʷad/
Notes 金文作雩，隸變轉註分化字

Definitions

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粵

  1. (historical) Yue people; Baiyue people
  2. Guangdong
    粵語／粤语  ―  yuèyǔ  ―  Cantonese language
  3. Guangdong and Guangxi
    兩粵／两粤  ―  liǎngyuè  ―  Guangdong and Guangxi
  4. Short for 粵語／粤语 (yuèyǔ, “Cantonese”).
    粵音／粤音  ―  yuèyīn  ―  Cantonese pronunciation
    精通國粵英／精通国粤英  ―  jīngtōng Guó Yuè Yīng  ―  fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese, and English
  5. (informal, punning) Alternative form of 越 (“more”), usually in reference to the Cantonese language.
    要我哋收聲，我哋粵大聲！ [Cantonese, trad.]
    要我哋收声，我哋粤大声！ [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)
    《粵講越掂》 [Cantonese, trad.]
    《粤讲越掂》 [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)
    《粵講粵㜺鬼》 [Cantonese, trad.]
    《粤讲粤𫲗鬼》 [Cantonese, simp.]
    “jyut6 gong2 jyut6 zaan2 gwai2” [Jyutping]
    "Cantoxicating" (the name of a TV show by TVB)
    • (Can we date this quote?), “央廣粵語”, in Facebook‎[1]:
      粵聽粵有feel／粤听粤有feel [Cantonese]  ―  jyut6 teng1 jyut6 jau5 fiu1 [Jyutping]  ―  the more one listens, the more one feels it

Compounds

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Etymology 2

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trad. 粵
simp. 粤
alternative forms 𠿋
𡩭

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

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character 粵
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 云 (35)
Final (韻) 月 (68)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed
Division (等) III
Fanqie 王伐切
Baxter hjwot
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ɦʉɐt̚/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ɦʷiɐt̚/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ɣiuɐt̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ɦuat̚/
Li
Rong 		/ɣiuɐt̚/
Wang
Li 		/ɣĭwɐt̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/i̯wɐt̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		yuè
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		jyut6
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 粵
Reading # 1/1
No. 16341
Phonetic
component 		粵
Rime
group 		月
Rime
subdivision 		1
Corresponding
MC rime 		越
Old
Chinese 		/*ɢʷad/
Notes 金文作雩，隸變轉註分化字

Definitions

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粵

  1. † 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

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Etymology 3

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trad. 粵
simp. 粤
alternative forms 𡩭

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

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character 粵
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 云 (35)
Final (韻) 月 (68)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed
Division (等) III
Fanqie 王伐切
Baxter hjwot
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ɦʉɐt̚/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ɦʷiɐt̚/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ɣiuɐt̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ɦuat̚/
Li
Rong 		/ɣiuɐt̚/
Wang
Li 		/ɣĭwɐt̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/i̯wɐt̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		yuè
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		jyut6
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 粵
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		yuè
Middle
Chinese 		‹ hjwot ›
Old
Chinese 		/*[ɢ]ʷat/
English generous, favorable

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 粵
Reading # 1/1
No. 16341
Phonetic
component 		粵
Rime
group 		月
Rime
subdivision 		1
Corresponding
MC rime 		越
Old
Chinese 		/*ɢʷad/
Notes 金文作雩，隸變轉註分化字

Definitions

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粵

  1. † generous; favourable

Compounds

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References

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Japanese

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Kanji

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粵

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

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

Korean

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Hanja

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粵 (eumhun 말이 내킬 월 (mari naekil wol))

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Vietnamese

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Han character

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粵: Hán Nôm readings: việt

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