Chinese Word: 嘢 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

嘢

Pinyin: yě

English Definition: thing; matter (Cantonese); see also 乜嘢

Chinese Definition:
①方言，东西；货：有嘢睇(有东西看)。平嘢(便宜货)。
②方言，活儿；事情：做嘢(干活儿)。讲嘢。
③方言，傢伙(指人及物，指人时有贬义)：呢个嘢真唔听话(这傢伙真不听话)。买油要带嘢嚟装(买油要带傢伙盛)。
④方言，量词，相当于“下”：打咗(了)两嘢。

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic:野 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 野 [ yě ] field, open country; wilderness

what? (Cantonese); Mandarin equivalent: 什么

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