# 嘅

| 嘅 | U+5605, &#22021; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5605 |
| ← 嘄 [U+5604] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 嘆 → [U+5606] |

## Translingual
### Han character

嘅 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 口日戈山 (RAIU) or 口竹心山 (RHPU), composition ⿰口既 or ⿰口旣)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 204, character 43
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4170
* Dae Jaweon: page 427, character 20
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 662, character 9
* Unihan data for U+5605

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 嘅
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
| | Old Chinese |
| 溉 | *kɯːds, *kɯds |
| 槩 | *kɯːds |
| 概 | *kɯːds |
| 摡 | *kɯːds, *qʰɯds |
| 慨 | *kʰɯːds |
| 嘅 | *kʰɯːds |
| 穊 | *krɯds |
| 暨 | *ɡrɯds, *kɯds, *krɯd |
| 鱀 | *ɡrɯds, *ɡɯs |
| 塈 | *ɡrɯds, *qʰɯds |
| 既 | *kɯds |
| 旡 | *kɯds |
| 蔇 | *kɯds |
| 炁 | *kʰɯds |
| 櫭 | *ɡrad |
| 曁 | *kɯd |

### Etymology 1

* For pronunciation and definitions of 嘅 – see 慨 (“indignant; resentful; generous; impassioned; vehement; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 慨).

### Etymology 2

From 個／个 (“generic classifier”).
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

#### Pronunciation 1

* Cantonese (Jyutping): ge$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): ke
    (Meixian, Guangdong): gê$^4$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ge$^3$
*** Yale: ge
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ge$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gé$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kɛː³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ke
*** Hakka Romanization System: ge
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ge$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /ke⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: gê$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /ke⁵³/

##### Definitions

嘅 (chiefly Cantonese, Hakka)
* Possessive particle: -’s; of
    佢哋嘅 [Cantonese] ― keoi$^5$ dei$^6$ ge$^3$ [Jyutping] ― their, theirs
* Used to link a noun, an adjective or a phrase to a noun to describe it. that; who
    藍色嘅天空／蓝色嘅天空 [Cantonese] ― laam$^4$ sik$^1$ ge$^3$ tin$^1$ hung$^1$ [Jyutping] ― blue sky
       heoi$^3$ wong$^6$ gok$^3$ ge$^3$ fo$^2$ ce$^1$ [Jyutping]
       a train that goes to Mongkok
* Used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis.
       nei$^1$ sau$^2$ go$^1$ jat$^1$ ding$^6$ ngaam$^1$ nei$^5$ teng$^1$ ge$^3$. [Jyutping]
       You've got to like listening to this song.
* Used at the end of a conditional clause.
       nei$^5$ soeng$^2$ sik$^6$ tong$^4$ seoi$^2$ ge$^3$, ho$^2$ ji$^5$ lok$^6$ gaai$^1$ maai$^5$. [Jyutping]
       If you want to have sweet soup, we can go out and buy some.

###### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 之 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 的 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 的 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 的 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 的 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 的 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 的 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kokang | 的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Pematangsiantar | 的 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 嘅 † |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 嘅 † |
| Cantonese | Macau | 嘅 † |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 嘅 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 個, 嘅 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 個 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 個 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 嘅 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 個 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 嘅 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 嘅 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 嘅 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 嘅 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 個 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 個 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 個 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 個 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Meilin) | 個 |
| Hakka | Nanxiong (Zhuji) | 個 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 個 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 個 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 個 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 個 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 個 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 個 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 嘅 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 仂 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 的 |
| Jiuxing Yumin | Lanxi | 個 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 個 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 其 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 個 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 個 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 個 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 個 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 個 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 個 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 個 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 個 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 個 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 個 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 個 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 個 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 個 † |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 個 † |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 個 † |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 個 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 個 † |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 個 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 個 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 個 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 兮 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 兮 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 個 † |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 嘅 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Liutang, Lingui) | 嘅 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 個 † |
| Wu | Suzhou | 個 † |
| Wu | Wuxi | 個 † |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 的 † |
| Wu | Ningbo | 個 † |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 個 † |
| Xiang | Changsha | 的 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 個 |
| Xiang | Shaoyang | 個 |
| Note | † - may use corresponding classifier in certain contexts | † - may use corresponding classifier in certain contexts |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 的話 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 的話 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 的話 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 的話 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 的話 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 的話 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 嘅話 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 嘅話, 嘅 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 嘅話 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 個話 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 的話 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 個閒話 |

#### Pronunciation 2

* Cantonese (Jyutping): ge$^2$
* Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): gê$^4$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ge$^2$
*** Yale: gé
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ge$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gé$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /kɛː³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: gê$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /ke⁵³/

##### Definitions

嘅 (chiefly Cantonese, Hakka)
* Used at the end of a sentence to show
** Agreement or confirmation.
       gin$^6$ saam$^1$ jau$^6$ zan$^1$ hai$^6$ gei$^2$ leng$^3$ ge$^2$. [Jyutping]
       The shirt is actually quite pretty.
** Doubt or surprise.
       dim$^2$ gaai$^2$ wui$^5$ gam$^2$ ge$^2$? [Jyutping]
       Why is it so?

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* sound of sighing

#### Readings

* On (unclassified): がい (gai)、かい (kai)
* Kun: なげく (nageku, 嘅く)

## Korean
### Hanja

嘅 • (gae) (hangeul 개, McCune–Reischauer kae)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

嘅: Hán Nôm readings: ngấy, gáy, gấy, ngáy, ngậy
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