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Etymology 1
Uncertain. Chan (1995) suggests that it is from 澌 (MC sjeH, “to dry up; to finish”).
Definitions
嗮
- (Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) Verbal aspect marker for full extent.
做嗮功課未呀？ [Cantonese, trad.]
做嗮功课未呀？ [Cantonese, simp.]- zou6 saai3 gung1 fo3 mei6 aa3? [Jyutping]
- Have you finished all your homework?
今晚唔知點解個個都冇乜胃口，搞到食剩嗮啲餸。 [Cantonese, trad.]
今晚唔知点解个个都冇乜胃口，搞到食剩嗮啲𩠌。 [Cantonese, simp.]- gam1 maan5-1 m4 zi1 dim2 gaai2 go3 go3 dou1 mou5 mat1 wai6 hau2, gaau2 dou3 sik6 zing6 saai3 di1 sung3. [Jyutping]
- For some reason, everyone is not hungry tonight and left all the food almost untouched.
- 多謝嗮！／多谢嗮！ [Cantonese] ― do1 ze6 saai3! [Jyutping] ― Thank you very much!
等佢哋走嗮先。 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]- dang2 keoi5 dei6 zau2 saai3 sin1. [Jyutping]
- Wait until they've all gone.
已經喺嗮出便啦。 [Cantonese, trad.]
已经喺嗮出便啦。 [Cantonese, simp.]- ji5 ging1 hai2 saai3 ceot1 bin6 laa3. [Jyutping]
- They're all outside already.
我要嗮！ [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]- From: 1994, Stephen Chow, Hail the Judge, spoken by Lui Pao (Elvis Tsui)
- ngo5 jiu3 saai3! [Jyutping]
- I want all!
(Can we date this quote?), “海南鸡饭”performed by 张少林 (Chong Sau Lin):
張惠妹稱霸晒歌壇 [Malaysian Huiyang Hakka, trad.]
张惠妹称霸晒歌坛 [Malaysian Huiyang Hakka, simp.]- A-Mei dominates the whole singing world
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差一分鐘天就黑晒 毋須急於趕計成敗 [Cantonese, trad.]
差一分钟天就黑晒 毋须急于赶计成败 [Cantonese, simp.]- caa1 jat1 fan1 zung1 tin1 zau6 hak1 saai3, mou4 seoi1 gap1 jyu1 gon2 gai3 sing4 baai6 [Jyutping]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (Nanning Cantonese) Verbal aspect marker for completion of an action (perfective).
Synonyms
- (verbal aspect marker for completion of an action):
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| Variety
| Location
| Words |
| Classical Chinese |
矣1 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) |
了 |
| Northeastern Mandarin |
Beijing |
了 |
| Taiwan |
了 |
| Harbin |
了 |
| Malaysia |
了 |
| Singapore |
了 |
| Jilu Mandarin |
Jinan |
了 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin |
Yantai (Muping) |
了 |
| Central Plains Mandarin |
Luoyang |
了 |
| Wanrong |
嘮 |
| Xi'an |
咧 |
| Xuzhou |
了 |
| Lanyin Mandarin |
Yinchuan |
了 |
| Ürümqi |
咧 |
| Southwestern Mandarin |
Chengdu |
了 |
| Wuhan |
了 |
| Guiyang |
了 |
| Guilin |
了 |
| Liuzhou |
了 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin |
Nanjing |
了 |
| Yangzhou |
了 |
| Cantonese |
Guangzhou |
咗, 嘵 obsolete |
| Hong Kong |
咗 |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) |
咗 |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) |
咗 |
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok) |
耗 |
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) |
好 |
| Macau |
咗, 敲 |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) |
咗 |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) |
咗 |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) |
咗 |
| Foshan |
咗 |
| Foshan (Sanshui) |
咗 |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) |
咗 |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) |
哺 |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) |
咗 |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) |
誒, 咗 |
| Taishan |
誒 |
| Kaiping (Chikan) |
誒 |
| Enping (Niujiang) |
誒 |
| Dongguan |
敲 |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) |
好 |
| Shenzhen (Dapeng) |
後, 咗 |
| Qingyuan |
咗 |
| Fogang |
咗 |
| Yingde (Hanguang) |
咗 |
| Shaoguan |
咗 |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) |
咗 |
| Renhua |
咗 |
| Lechang |
咗 |
| Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) |
咗 |
| Xinxing |
標 |
| Luoding |
咗 |
| Yangjiang |
都 |
| Nanning |
嗮 |
| Nanning (Tanka) |
嗮 |
| Wuzhou |
啊 |
| Hepu (Lianzhou) |
了 |
| Guiping |
畢 |
| Guiping (Mule) |
開, 了 |
| Pingnan |
開 |
| Guigang (Gangcheng) |
開 |
| Guigang (Pingdong) |
開, 了 |
| Beihai |
了 |
| Beihai (Nankang) |
了 |
| Beihai (Yingpan) |
了 |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) |
了, 咗 |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) |
咗 |
| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) |
了, 咗 |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) |
咗 |
| Singapore (Guangfu) |
咗 |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) |
咗 |
| Móng Cái |
了, 咗 |
| Gan |
Nanchang |
了 |
| Lichuan |
了 |
| Hakka |
Meixian |
了 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) |
拋, 阿 |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) |
開 |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) |
開 |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) |
開 |
| Wuhua (Shuizhai) |
哩 |
| Wuhua (Huacheng) |
哩 |
| Wuhua (Changbu) |
哩 |
| Wuhua (Mianyang) |
哩 |
| Yudu |
了 |
| Hong Kong |
開 |
| Senai (Huiyang) |
開 |
| Kuching (Hepo) |
了 |
| Huizhou |
Jixi |
了 |
| Jin |
Taiyuan |
咾 |
| Xinzhou |
咾 |
| Jiuxing Yumin |
Lanxi |
了 |
| Northern Min |
Jian'ou |
了 |
| Eastern Min |
Fuzhou |
了, 𡅏 |
| Southern Min |
Penang (Hokkien) |
了 |
| Singapore (Hokkien) |
了 |
| Manila (Hokkien) |
了, 囉 |
| Chaozhou |
了 |
| Shantou |
了 |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) |
了 |
| Southern Pinghua |
Nanning (Tingzi) |
了 |
| Wu |
Shanghai |
仔, 了 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) |
仔 |
| Suzhou |
仔 |
| Hangzhou |
得, 了 |
| Hangzhou (Yuhang) |
得, 了 |
| Ningbo |
仔 |
| Wenzhou |
爻 |
| Jinhua |
了 |
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Dialectal synonyms of
了 (“(perfective particle)”)
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