# 啱

| 啱 | U+5571, &#21873; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5571 |
| ← 啰 [U+5570] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 啲 → [U+5572] |

## Translingual
### Han character

啱 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 口山一口 (RUMR), composition ⿰口岩)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 196, character 26
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 1, page 641, character 8
* Unihan data for U+5571

## Chinese
### Etymology

Probably a Kra-Dai substrate word (Li, 1990). Compare Zhuang ngamq (“just; exactly; only”), Hlai ngamx (“suitable”), Thai งาม (ngaam, “beautiful”), Vietnamese ngám (“just right”).
Alternatively, some postulate that this is derived from 恰 (hap1, “just; coincidentally; suitable”) or 諳 (am1, “to know; familiar with”).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yán (yan$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngaam$^1$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): ngaang$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngam$^2$
    (Yangjiang, Jyutping++): ngaam$^1$
* Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): ngam$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): ngam / gam
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ngam$^1$
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): ngaam$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yán
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yán
*** Wade–Giles: yen$^2$
*** Yale: yán
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yan
*** Palladius: янь (janʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /jɛn³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ngaam$^1$
*** Yale: ngāam
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ngaam$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ngam$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋaːm⁵⁵/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: ngaang$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋaŋ²¹³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: ngam$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵑɡam⁵⁵/
** (Yangjiang Yue, Jiangcheng)
*** Jyutping++: ngaam$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋam³³/
* Hakka
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: ngam$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋam⁴⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Penang, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngam
*** Tâi-lô: ngam
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ngafm
*** IPA (Singapore): /ŋam⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Penang): /ŋam³³/
** (Hokkien: Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gam
*** Tâi-lô: gam
*** Phofsit Daibuun: gafm
*** IPA (Singapore): /ɡam⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ngam$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngam
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋam³³/
* Southern Pinghua
** (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
*** Jyutping++: ngaam$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋam⁵⁵/

### Definitions

啱 (chiefly Cantonese, Hakka, Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien, Hainanese, Puxian Min, Nanning Pinghua)
* correct; right
    答啱咗八題／答啱咗八题 [Cantonese] ― daap$^3$ ngaam$^1$ zo$^2$ baat$^3$ tai$^4$ [Jyutping] ― to have answered eight questions correctly
       gam$^2$ zou$^6$ hou$^2$ ci$^5$ m$^4$ hai$^6$ hou$^2$ ngaam$^1$ wo$^3$. [Jyutping]
       Doing it like this does not seem to be correct.
* to fit; to be appropriate; to be suitable
    啱細路仔飲／啱细路仔饮 [Cantonese] ― ngaam$^1$ sai$^3$ lou$^6$ zai$^2$ jam$^2$ [Jyutping] ― suitable for consumption by children
    啱心水 [Cantonese] ― ngaam$^1$ sam$^1$ seoi$^2$ [Jyutping] ― to be one's preference
* just now; a moment ago
    啱啱 [Cantonese] ― ngaam$^1$ ngaam$^1$ [Jyutping] ― just now; just
* by chance; coincidentally
* (Cantonese) compatible; getting along
       keoi$^5$ dei$^6$ loeng$^5$ go$^3$ bat$^1$ lau$^1$ dou$^1$ m$^4$ ngaam$^1$ gaa$^3$. [Jyutping]
       They were not compatible with each other all along.

#### Synonyms

* (correct):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 是 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 正確 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 對 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 對 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 對 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 對 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 對 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 對 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 對 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 對 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 對 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 對 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 對 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 對 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 對 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 對 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 對 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 對 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 對 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 啱 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 啱 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 啱 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 著, 啱 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang (Yangdong) | 啱, 著 |
| Cantonese | Yangdong (Yashao) | 啱, 對, 著 |
| Cantonese | Yangxi | 啱 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 啱 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 啱 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 對 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 對 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 著, 啱 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 著 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 著 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 著 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 著 |
| Hakka | Changting | 著 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 著 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 著 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 著 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 著 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 著 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 著 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 著 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 著 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 著 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 著 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 著 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 著 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 著 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 著 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 對 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 對 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 對 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 對, 𣍐錯 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 著, 無綻 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 著 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 著 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 著 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 著 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 著 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 著 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 著 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 著 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 著 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 著 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 著 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 著 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 著 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 著 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 著 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 著 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 著 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 著 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 對, 著 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 對, 著 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 著 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 著 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 著 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 著 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 著 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 著 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 啱 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 對 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 對 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 對 |
| Wu | Danyang | 對 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 對 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 𣍐錯, 對 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 對 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 對 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 對 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 對, 是 |
* (Malaysia, Singapore, Mandarin) 準／准 (zhǔn)
* (to fit): 符合 (fúhé)
* (appropriate): 適合／适合 (shìhé)
* (appropriate, as an adjective only): 合適／合适 (héshì)
* (just now):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 剛才, 方才, 適才, 剛剛, 剛 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 剛才, 才剛, 將才 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 剛才, 剛剛, 剛 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 才剛兒, 頭先, 頭前兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 剛才 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 剛才, 剛剛, 剛 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 剛才, 剛剛的 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 剛打剛兒, 剛剛兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 才剛, 才剛剛兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 剛剛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 剛才 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 才才 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 才剛 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 剛才, 才剛 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 剛才, 剛剛, 剛, 剛頭兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 才剛, 剛才, 剛剛, 剛, 先頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 才剛, 剛才, 才一路, 才路, 一路 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 頭先, 啱先 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 剛才, 才剛, 剛剛 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 剛才, 才剛, 剛剛, 剛 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 剛才 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 頭先, 求先, 啱先, 啱啱, 先頭, 正話, 疇先 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 頭先, 求先, 啱先, 啱啱, 先頭, 正話 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 正就 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 頭先 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 頭先, 啱啱, 啱先, 正話 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 啱啱 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 啱啱 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 頭先 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 剛啱, 舊家 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 舊先 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 頭先 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 啱啱 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 啱青 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 頭先 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 頭先 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 頭先 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 頭先 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 頭先 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 頭先 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 頭先, 正話 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 頭先 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 頭先 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 啱啱 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 蚊蚊, 啱先, 啱啱 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 頭先 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 頭先, 啱先 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 啱先 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 啱啱, 正話 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 頭先, 啱啱 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 剛腳, 一腳 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 剛腳 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 頭先, 啱先, 啱啱 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 先頭, 頭先 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 正先 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 正先 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 早先 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 頭先 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 正先 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 啱啱 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 早回 |
| Hakka | Changting | 頭先 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 頭間 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 正 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 當頭 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 正 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 剛正哩 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 頭先, 頭下 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 頭先, 頭下 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 頭先, 頭下 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 頭先, 頭下 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 頭先, 頭下 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 頭先, 頭下 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 頭先 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 啱 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 啱先 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 正先 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 剛才, 剛剛, 剛之 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 剛才, 剛剛 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 頃先, 頃, 頃頃 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 頭先, 頭先早, 連眼, 連刻, 矢文 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 頭先, 拄仔, 拄拄, 拄拄仔, 拄才, 拄仔才, 頭拄仔, 拄 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 頭先, 拄仔, 拄拄, 拄拄仔, 拄才, 拄仔才, 頭拄仔, 頭站仔, 拄 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 頭先, 拄仔, 拄拄, 拄拄仔, 拄才, 拄仔才, 頭拄仔, 前拄仔, 盡拄仔, 拄 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 拄才 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 拄才 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 拄才 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 拄拄仔 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 拄仔才 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 頭陣仔 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 頭拄仔 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 拄仔 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 拄才 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 麻汝, 耽仔 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 麻汝, 頭先, 頭早 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 站仔, 頭站仔 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 頭陣, 同早, 同旰 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 剛才 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 同早, 同旰, 頭先, 同陣, 頭陣, 自早 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 同旰 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 麻汝, 頭先, 同早 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 當奉囝 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 頭先, 開頭, 啱啱, 啱先 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 啱先, 頭先, 幾早, 頭幾早 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 剛剛, 剛, 剛正, 開開 dated, 客客 dated, 方才 dated |
| Wu | Suzhou | 剛剛, 剛剛頭, 剛巧 |
| Wu | Danyang | 剛才, 剛剛 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 剛剛 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 剛剛 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 頭前, 頭先, 頭兒 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 剛才, 才剛, 嚴剛 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 剛剛 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 當好, 才當 |

### Compounds

* 剛啱／刚啱
* 咁啱
* 咁啱嘅
* 咁啱得咁巧
* 唔啱
* 唔啱嗲
* 唔啱嘴形
* 唔啱講到啱／唔啱讲到啱
* 啱feel
* 啱key
* 啱使
* 啱傾／啱倾
* 啱先
* 啱去
* 啱口味
* 啱啱
* 啱啱好
* 啱啱線／啱啱线
* 啱啱落地
* 啱嗲
* 啱嘴型
* 啱嘴形
* 啱好
* 啱心水
* 啱晒
* 啱晒你
* 啱牙
* 啱睇
* 啱聽／啱听
* 啱規矩／啱规矩
* 啱身
* 啱食
* 啱飲／啱饮
* 夾啱／夹啱
* 湊啱／凑啱
* 湊啱條數／凑啱条数
* 真啱
* 睇啱
* 碰啱
* 計啱條數／计啱条数
* 遇啱

## Vietnamese
### Han character

啱: Hán Nôm readings: nhàm
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