㗎

Translingual

Han character

㗎 (Kangxi radical 30, 口 9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 口大口木 (RKRD), composition ⿰口架)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 201, character 12
Unihan data for U 35CE

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 口 (“mouth; vernacular”) phonetic 架.

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		㗎
alternative forms		架 nonstandard o架 nonstandard 咖𡃉

Contraction of 嘅 (ge3, “affirmative sentence-final particle”) 啊 (aa3, “sentence-final particle softening a statement/question”) (Matthews and Yip, 2011).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jià (jia⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jià
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jià
  - Wade–Giles: chia⁴
  - Yale: jyà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiah
  - Palladius: цзя (czja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: gaa³
  - Yale: ga
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaa³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ga³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː³³/

Definitions

㗎 (Cantonese)

Sentence-final particle that marks emphasis or surprise.
咁衰㗎！ [Cantonese] ― gam³ seoi¹ gaa³! [Jyutping] ― That's awful!
Sentence-final particle used in a question seeking information or confirmation.
係唔係真㗎？ [Cantonese, trad.]
系唔系真㗎？ [Cantonese, simp.]
hai⁶ m⁴ hai⁶ zan¹ gaa³? [Jyutping]
Is that true?

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		㗎
alternative forms		架 nonstandard o架 nonstandard 嘎

Contraction of 嘅 (ge3, “affirmative sentence-final particle”) 呀 (aa4, “sentence-final particle expressing disapproval, doubt or surprise”) (Matthews and Yip, 2011).

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa⁴

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: gaa⁴
  - Yale: gàh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaa⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ga⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː²¹/

Definitions

㗎 (Cantonese)

Sentence-final particle used in a question seeking confirmation.
真係㗎？／真系㗎？ [Cantonese] ― zan¹ hai⁶ gaa⁴? [Jyutping] ― Really?
Sentence-final particle used in a rhetorical question.
你當我傻㗎？ [Cantonese, trad.]
你当我傻㗎？ [Cantonese, simp.]
nei⁵ dong¹ ngo⁵ so⁴ gaa⁴? [Jyutping]
You think I am dumb?

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.		㗎
alternative forms		架 nonstandard o架 nonstandard 𠿪

Contraction of 嘅 (ge3, “affirmative sentence-final particle”) 吖 (aa1, “sentence-final particle in a lively sentence”) (Matthews and Yip, 2011).

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa²

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: gaa²
  - Yale: gá
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaa²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ga²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː³⁵/

Definitions

㗎 (Cantonese)

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冇理由佢會偷嘢㗎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
冇理由佢会偷嘢㗎。 [Cantonese, simp.]
mou⁵ lei⁵ jau⁴ keoi⁵ wui⁵ tau¹ je⁵ gaa². [Jyutping]
No way would he steal.

你要邀請人先會有人嚟㗎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
你要邀请人先会有人嚟㗎。 [Cantonese, simp.]
nei⁵ jiu³ jiu¹ cing² jan⁴ sin¹ wui⁵ jau⁵ jan⁴ lai⁴ gaa². [Jyutping]
You have to invite people for people to come.

Etymology 4

simp. and trad.		㗎
alternative forms		架嘎咖

There are two theories:

From the common Japanese particle か (ka).
From the second syllable of Japanese 馬鹿(ばか) (baka, “fool; idiot”), used by Japanese soldiers during the Sino–Japanese War.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa⁴

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: gaa⁴
  - Yale: gàh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaa⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ga⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː²¹/

Definitions

㗎

(Cantonese, derogatory, ethnic slur, attributive) Japanese; Jap

Compounds

Korean

Hanja

㗎 (eumhun 음역자 가 (eumyeokja ga))

a transliteration sinogram