# 呃

| 呃 | U+5443, &#21571; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5443 |
| ← 呂 [U+5442] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 呄 → [U+5444] |

## Translingual
### Han character

呃 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 口一尸山 (RMSU), four-corner 6101$_2$, composition ⿰口厄)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 181, character 4
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3387
* Dae Jaweon: page 399, character 1
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 587, character 11
* Unihan data for U+5443

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 呃 | *qreːɡs, *qreːɡ |
| 阸 | *qreːɡs, *qreːɡ |
| 厄 | *qreːɡ |
| 蚅 | *qreːɡ |
| 扼 | *qreːɡ |
| 軛 | *qreːɡ |
| 戹 | *qreːɡ |
| 豟 | *qreːɡ |
| 呝 | *qreːɡ |
| 軶 | *qreːɡ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qreːɡs, *qreːɡ) : semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 厄 (OC *qreːɡ).

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): è (e$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄜˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ak$^1$ / aak$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): eh / e̍rh / e̍h / èr / erh / è
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: è
*** Zhuyin: ㄜˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: è
*** Wade–Giles: o$^4$
*** Yale: è
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: eh
*** Palladius: э (e)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀɤ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ak$^1$ / aak$^1$
*** Yale: āk / āak
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ak$^7$ / aak$^7$
*** Guangdong Romanization: eg$^1$ / ag$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɐk̚⁵/, /aːk̚⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Yilan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: eh
*** Tâi-lô: eh
*** Phofsit Daibuun: eq
*** IPA (Yilan): /eʔ²/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan): /eʔ³²/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: e̍rh
*** Tâi-lô: e̍rh
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /əʔ²⁴/
*** IPA (Lukang): /əʔ³⁵/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: e̍h
*** Tâi-lô: e̍h
*** Phofsit Daibuun: eh
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /eʔ¹²¹/
** (Hokkien: Sanxia, Kinmen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: èr
*** Tâi-lô: èr
*** IPA (Kinmen): /ə¹²/
** (Hokkien: Sanxia, Hsinchu)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: erh
*** Tâi-lô: erh
** (Hokkien: Magong)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: è
*** Tâi-lô: è
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ex
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*qreːɡ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 呃 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 2708 |
| Phonetic component | 戹 |
| Rime group | 錫 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 戹 |
| Old Chinese | /*qreːɡ/ |
| Notes | 原作呝 |

#### Definitions

呃
* to belch
* to hiccup; to hiccough
* um; uh; er (An interjection said when hesitating in speech)
* (onomatopoeia) chicken call

##### Compounds

* 呃喔
* 呃逆 (ènì)
* 打呃 (dǎ'è)

### Etymology 2

Compare Zhuang ngaek (“to take advantage of someone”).

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngaak$^1$ / ngak$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngak$^2$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ngaak$^1$ / ngak$^1$
*** Yale: ngāak / ngāk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ngaak$^7$ / ngak$^7$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ngag$^1$ / ngeg$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋaːk̚⁵/, /ŋɐk̚⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: ngak$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵑɡak̚⁵⁵/

#### Definitions

呃
* (Cantonese) to deceive; to fool
    From: 唐英年 (Henry Tang), CE Election Debate 2012
    nei$^5$ ngaak$^1$ jan$^4$, m$^4$ hou$^2$ gong$^2$ daai$^6$ waa$^6$! [Jyutping]
    You are deceiving others. Do not lie！
    From: 2019, The Disaster (Part 1), from The Amazing World of Gumball, season 4, episode 40
    Penny, jau$^5$ jan$^4$ waan$^2$ zo$^2$ ngo$^5$ seng$^4$ jat$^6$, ji$^4$ gaa$^1$ zau$^6$ hou$^2$ ci$^5$ ngo$^5$ aak$^1$ gan$^2$ nei$^5$ gam$^3$. [Jyutping]
    Penny! Someone has been messing with me all day. and now it looks like I'm cheating on you.
* (Cantonese) to swindle

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 騙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 騙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 騙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 騙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 騙 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 騙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 騙 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 騙 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 騙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 騙 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 騙 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 呃 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 呃 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 騙呃 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 氹, 呃 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 呃 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 呃 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 呃 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 呃 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 呃 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 呃 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 氹 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 呃 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 呃 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 氹, 呃 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 氹 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 呃 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 呃 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 呃 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 呃 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 呃 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 呃 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 呃 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 呃 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 呃 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 呃 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 呃 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 呃 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 呃 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 徹 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 撮 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 騙 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 騙 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 騙 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 撮, 騙 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 騙, 諞 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 撮, 騙 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 惑 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 騙 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 騙 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 諞, 術 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 諞, 術 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 諞, 術 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 騙 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 騙 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 騙 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 騙 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 騙 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 騙 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 騙, 誑 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 呃 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 呃 |
| Southern Pinghua | Binyang | 騙 |
| Wu | Danyang | 騙 |

##### Compounds

* 偷呃拐騙／偷呃拐骗
* 呃like
* 呃人
* 呃取
* 呃呃氹氹
* 呃呃騙騙／呃呃骗骗
* 呃神騙鬼／呃神骗鬼
* 呃秤
* 呃蝦條／呃虾条
* 呃錢／呃钱
* 呃鬼食豆腐

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): e (e$^5$／e$^0$)
    (Zhuyin): ˙ㄜ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: e
*** Zhuyin: ˙ㄜ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: e̊
*** Wade–Giles: o$^5$
*** Yale: e
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: .e
*** Palladius: э (e)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀə/

#### Definitions

呃
* Used to indicate approval or shock.

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): ài (ai$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄞˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): aai$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ài
*** Zhuyin: ㄞˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ài
*** Wade–Giles: ai$^4$
*** Yale: ài
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ay
*** Palladius: ай (aj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: aai$^3$
*** Yale: aai
*** Cantonese Pinyin: aai$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ai$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /aːi̯³³/
* Middle Chinese: 'eajH
Rime :
| Character | 呃 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 影 (34) |
| Final (韻) | 皆 (33) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 烏界切 |
| Baxter | 'eajH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʔˠɛi$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʔᵚæi$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ʔɐi$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʔəɨj$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /ʔɛi$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /ɐi$^H$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /ʔăi$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | yè |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | aai$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*qreːɡs/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 呃 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 2705 |
| Phonetic component | 戹 |
| Rime group | 賜 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 噫 |
| Old Chinese | /*qreːɡs/ |

#### Definitions

呃
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##### Compounds

* 嗚呃／呜呃

### References

* “呃”, 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–
* zi.tools

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
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#### Readings

* On (unclassified): あく (aku)、あい (ai)
* Kun: なく (naku)

## Korean
### Hanja

呃 (eum 애 (ae))
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

呃: Hán Nôm readings: ách, nhách, ải
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