# 呔

| 呔 | U+5454, &#21588; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5454 |
| ← 呓 [U+5453] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 呕 → [U+5455] |

## Translingual
### Han character

呔 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 口大戈 (RKI) or 難口大戈 (XRKI), four-corner 6403$_0$, composition ⿰口太)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 181, character 19
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 587, character 3
* Unihan data for U+5454

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声): semantic 口 (“mouth; speech”) + phonetic 太 (OC *tʰaːds).

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): dāi, tai (dai$^1$, tai$^5$／tai$^0$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄞ, ˙ㄊㄞ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: dāi
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄞ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: dai
*** Wade–Giles: tai$^1$
*** Yale: dāi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dai
*** Palladius: дай (daj)
*** Sinological IPA : /taɪ̯⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: tai
*** Zhuyin: ˙ㄊㄞ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: tåi
*** Wade–Giles: tʻai$^5$
*** Yale: tai
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: .tai
*** Palladius: тай (taj)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰaɪ̯/

#### Definitions

呔
* An exclamation to get attention.
    From: 1925, Lu Xun, “The Dog's Retort”, in Wild Grass (English translation by Yang Xianyi and Gladys Yang)
    Dāi! Zhùkǒu! Nǐ zhè shìlì de gǒu! [Pinyin]
    Bah! Shut up! Lick-spittle cur!

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): tǎi (tai$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): toi$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: tǎi
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: tǎi
*** Wade–Giles: tʻai$^3$
*** Yale: tǎi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tae
*** Palladius: тай (taj)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰaɪ̯²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: toi$^2$
*** Yale: tói
*** Cantonese Pinyin: toi$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: toi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰɔːi̯³⁵/

#### Definitions

呔
* (dialectal) having a foreign accent

#### Compounds

* 老呔兒 / 老呔儿

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from English tie.

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): taai$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): tai$^2$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: taai$^1$
*** Yale: tāai
*** Cantonese Pinyin: taai$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: tai$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰaːi̯⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: tai$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰai⁵⁵/

#### Definitions

呔
* (Cantonese) tie; necktie (Classifier: 條／条 c)
    打呔 [Cantonese] ― daa$^2$ taai$^1$ [Jyutping] ― to tie a tie/to be wearing a tie

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 領帶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 領帶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 領帶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 領帶兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 領帶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 領帶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 領帶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 領帶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 領帶兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 領帶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 領帶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 領帶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 領帶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 領帶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 領帶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 領帶 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 領帶兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 領帶 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 領帶 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 領帶 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 領帶 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 領帶兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 領帶兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 領帶, 乃夫帶 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 領帶 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 領帶兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 領帶兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 領帶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 領帶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 領帶兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 領帶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 領帶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 領帶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 領帶兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 領帶兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 領帶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 領帶兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 領帶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 領帶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 領帶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 領帶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 領帶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 領帶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 領帶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 領帶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 領帶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 領帶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 領帶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 領帶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 領帶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 領帶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 領帶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 領帶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 領帶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 領帶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 領帶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 領帶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 領帶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 領帶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 領帶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 領帶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 領帶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 領帶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 領帶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 領帶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 領帶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 領帶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 領帶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 領帶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 領帶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 領帶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 領帶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 領帶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 領帶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 領帶子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 領帶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 領帶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 領帶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 領帶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 領帶 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 領呔, 呔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 領呔, 呔 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 領呔, 呔 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 領呔 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 領呔 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 領帶, 拉西 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 內固帶 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 牛舌嫲 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 牛舌嫲 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 領帶 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 領帶 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 內固帶 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 內固帶, 領帶 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 領帶, 內固帶 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 內固帶 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 領帶 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 領帶兒 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 領帶兒 |
| Jin | Datong | 領帶兒 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 領帶 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 領帶兒 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 領帶 |
| Jin | Linhe | 領帶 |
| Jin | Jining | 領帶 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 領帶 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 領帶 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 領帶 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 領帶 |
| Jin | Handan | 領帶 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 領帶 |
| Jin | Suide | 領帶兒 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 領帶 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 領帶 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 領帶, 豬尺仔 humorous |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 領帶 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 領帶 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 領帶, ne-kut-tái |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | ne-kut-tái |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | ne-kut-tái |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 領帶, ne-kut-tái, 油炸粿, 牛舌 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 領帶 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 油炸粿, ne-kut-tái |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 領帶, 油炸粿, ne-kut-tái |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 領帶, 油炸粿, ne-kut-tái |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 領帶 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Luodong) | 領帶, ne-kut-tái |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 領帶 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | ne-kut-tái |
| Southern Min | Taichung | ne-kut-tái |
| Southern Min | Tainan | ne-kut-tái, 領帶 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 油炸粿, ne-kut-tái |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 領帶, ne-kut-tái |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 領帶, 油炸粿 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 領帶, 油炸粿, ne-kut-tái |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 油炸粿, ne-kut-tái |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 領帶 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 領帶 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 牛舌, 勒帶 |
| Wu | Danyang | 領帶, 領結 |

#### Compounds

* 呔夾 / 呔夹
* 呔針 / 呔针
* 打呔
* 煲呔
* 領呔 / 领呔

### Etymology 4

Borrowed from English tyre.

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): taai$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): tai$^2$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: taai$^1$
*** Yale: tāai
*** Cantonese Pinyin: taai$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: tai$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰaːi̯⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: tai$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰai⁵⁵/

#### Definitions

呔
* (Cantonese) tyre (Classifier: 條／条 c)

##### Synonyms

* (Mandarin) 胎 (tāi)

#### Compounds

* 呔令
* 呔軨 / 呔𫐉
* 四季呔
* 士啤呔
* 爆呔
* 車呔 / 车呔
* 輪呔 / 轮呔
* 雪呔

### Etymology 5
#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thài / thái
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thài
*** Tâi-lô: thài
*** Phofsit Daibuun: taix
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰai²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tʰai¹¹/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thái
*** Tâi-lô: thái
*** Phofsit Daibuun: tae
*** IPA (Taipei): /tʰai⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰai⁴¹/

#### Definitions

呔
* (Taiwanese Hokkien) how; why
       Thài ē án-ne? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       How could it be?

##### Synonyms

* 哪

#### Compounds

* 呔討 / 呔讨

#### References

* “Entry #14041”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.