# 喎

| 喎 | U+558E, &#21902; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-558E |
| ← 喍 [U+558D] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 喏 → [U+558F] |

## Translingual
### Han character

喎 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 口月月口 (RBBR), four-corner 6702$_7$, composition ⿰口咼)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 198, character 9
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3925
* Dae Jaweon: page 419, character 17
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 641, character 11
* Unihan data for U+558E

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 碢 | *l'oːl |
| 腡 | *ɡ·roːl, *kʷroːl |
| 過 | *kloːl, *kloːls |
| 渦 | *kloːl, *qloːl |
| 鍋 | *kloːl |
| 楇 | *kloːl, *ɡloːls |
| 瘑 | *kloːl |
| 緺 | *koːl, *kroːl, *kʷroːl |
| 堝 | *kloːl |
| 濄 | *kloːl, *qloːl |
| 鐹 | *kloːlʔ, *kloːls |
| 薖 | *kʰloːl |
| 簻 | *kʰloːl, *kr'oːl |
| 禍 | *ɡloːlʔ |
| 窩 | *qloːl |
| 萵 | *qloːl |
| 檛 | *kr'oːl |
| 膼 | *kr'oːl |
| 蝸 | *kroːl, *kʷroːl |
| 媧 | *kroːl, *kʷroːl |
| 騧 | *kroːl, *kʷroːl |
| 冎 | *kroːlʔ |
| 剮 | *kroːlʔ |
| 諣 | *qʰroːls, *qʰʷroːls |
| 歄 | *kʷroːl |
| 咼 | *kʰʷroːl |
| 喎 | *kʰʷroːl |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kʰʷroːl) : semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 咼 (OC *kʰʷroːl).

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wāi, kuāi
    (Zhuyin): ㄨㄞ, ㄎㄨㄞ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): waa$^1$ / kwaa$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wāi
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄞ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wai
*** Wade–Giles: wai$^1$
*** Yale: wāi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uai
*** Palladius: вай (vaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /waɪ̯⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kuāi
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄞ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kuai
*** Wade–Giles: kʻuai$^1$
*** Yale: kwāi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuai
*** Palladius: куай (kuaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: waa$^1$ / kwaa$^1$
*** Yale: wā / kwā
*** Cantonese Pinyin: waa$^1$ / kwaa$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: wa$^1$ / kua$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /waː⁵⁵/, /kʷʰaː⁵⁵/
* Middle Chinese: khwea
Rime :
| Character | 喎 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 溪 (29) |
| Final (韻) | 佳 (32) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 苦緺切 |
| Baxter | khwea |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kʰˠuɛ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kʰʷᵚæ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kʰuæi/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kʰwaɨj/ |
| Li Rong | /kʰuɛ/ |
| Wang Li | /kʰwai/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /kʰwai/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | kuā |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | faai$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*kʰʷroːl/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 喎 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 4398 |
| Phonetic component | 冎 |
| Rime group | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision | 3 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 咼 |
| Old Chinese | /*kʰʷroːl/ |
| Notes | 同咼見靈樞 |

#### Definitions

喎
* (especially of mouth) wry; askew; crooked

#### Compounds

* 喎斜／㖞斜

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation 1

* Cantonese (Jyutping): wo$^3$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: wo$^3$
*** Yale: wo
*** Cantonese Pinyin: wo$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: wo$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /wɔː³³/

##### Definitions

喎
* (Cantonese) Sentence-final modal particle used as a casual reminder or for emphasis.
       gei$^3$ zyu$^6$ daai$^3$ do$^1$ gin$^6$ lau$^1$ wo$^3$. [Jyutping]
       Remember to bring a jacket with you.
       lam$^4$ fan$^3$ cin$^4$ jiu$^3$ caat$^3$ ngaa$^4$ gaa$^3$ wo$^3$. [Jyutping]
       You've got to brush your teeth before bed.
       ngo$^5$ ji$^5$ ging$^1$ sik$^6$ zo$^2$ faan$^6$ gaa$^3$ laa$^3$ wo$^3$. [Jyutping]
       I've already eaten.
* (Cantonese) Sentence-final modal particle used to express realization.
* (Cantonese) Sentence-final modal particle used to emphasises truth that contradicts an incorrect assumption.
       mou$^5$ soeng$^2$ zoeng$^6$ zung$^1$ gam$^3$ caa$^1$ wo$^3$. [Jyutping]
       It's not that bad as expected.
       ni$^1$ bun$^2$ syu$^1$ hai$^6$ mai$^6$ nei$^5$ gaa$^3$? m$^4$ hai$^6$ ngo$^5$ gaa$^3$ wo$^3$. [Jyutping]
       Is this book yours? Not mine.
       keoi$^5$ gei$^2$ si$^4$ dou$^3$? ngo$^5$ dei$^6$ dang$^2$ maai$^4$ keoi$^5$ zau$^6$ hoi$^1$ faan$^6$. haa$^2$, keoi$^5$ gam$^1$ jat$^6$ m$^4$ lei$^4$ wo$^3$. [Jyutping]
       When will he arrive? We'll start the meal once he's here. Huh? He's not coming today.
* (Cantonese) Sentence-final modal particle used to express sarcasm.
    多謝喎／多谢㖞 [Cantonese] ― do$^1$ ze$^6$ wo$^3$ [Jyutping] ― thanks a lot

#### Pronunciation 2

* Cantonese (Jyutping): wo$^5$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: wo$^5$
*** Yale: wóh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: wo$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: wo$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /wɔː¹³/

##### Definitions

喎
* (Cantonese) Sentence-final modal particle used for reported speech.
       lou$^5$ si$^1$ giu$^3$ ngo$^5$ dei$^6$ heoi$^3$ sik$^6$ faan$^6$ sin$^1$ wo$^5$. [Jyutping]
       The teacher told us to go eat first.
       hoi$^1$ do$^1$ saam$^1$ zoeng$^1$ toi$^{4-2}$ wo$^5$. [Jyutping]
       (Someone said) Set up three more tables.

#### Pronunciation 3

* For pronunciation and definitions of 喎 – see 啝 (“sentence-final particle expressing surprise”). (This character is a variant form of 啝).

### References

* “喎”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
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#### Readings

* On (unclassified): か (ka)
* Kun: ゆがむ (yugamu)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

喎: Hán Nôm readings: oa
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