# 嗮

| 嗮 | U+55EE, &#21998; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-55EE |
| ← 嗭 [U+55ED] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 嗯 → [U+55EF] |

## Translingual
### Han character

嗮 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 口日一田 (RAMW), composition ⿰口晒)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 204, character 11
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 1, page 667, character 7
* Unihan data for U+55EE

## Chinese
### Etymology 1

Uncertain. Chan (1995) suggests that it is from 澌 (MC sjeH, “to dry up; to finish”).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): sài (sai$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄙㄞˋ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): saai$^3$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhai$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: sài
*** Zhuyin: ㄙㄞˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sài
*** Wade–Giles: sai$^4$
*** Yale: sài
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: say
*** Palladius: сай (saj)
*** Sinological IPA : /saɪ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: saai$^3$
*** Yale: saai
*** Cantonese Pinyin: saai$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sai$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /saːi̯³³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: lhai$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬai³³/

#### Definitions

嗮
* (Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) Verbal aspect marker for full extent.
       zou$^6$ saai$^3$ gung$^1$ fo$^3$ mei$^6$ aa$^3$? [Jyutping]
       Have you finished all your homework?
       gam$^1$ maan$^{5-1}$ m$^4$ zi$^1$ dim$^2$ gaai$^2$ go$^3$ go$^3$ dou$^1$ mou$^5$ mat$^1$ wai$^6$ hau$^2$, gaau$^2$ dou$^3$ sik$^6$ zing$^6$ saai$^3$ di$^1$ sung$^3$. [Jyutping]
       For some reason, everyone is not hungry tonight and left all the food almost untouched.
    多謝嗮！／多谢嗮！ [Cantonese] ― do$^1$ ze$^6$ saai$^3$! [Jyutping] ― Thank you very much!
       dang$^2$ keoi$^5$ dei$^6$ zau$^2$ saai$^3$ sin$^1$. [Jyutping]
       Wait until they've all gone.
       ji$^5$ ging$^1$ hai$^2$ saai$^3$ ceot$^1$ bin$^6$ laa$^3$. [Jyutping]
       They're all outside already.
    賣嗮／卖嗮 [Cantonese] ― maai$^6$ saai$^3$ [Jyutping] ― sold out
    From: 1994, Stephen Chow, Hail the Judge, spoken by Lui Pao (Elvis Tsui)
    ngo$^5$ jiu$^3$ saai$^3$! [Jyutping]
    I want all!
** (Can we date this quote?), “海南鸡饭 [Hǎinán jīfàn]”‎performed by 张少林 (Chong Sau Lin):
       A-Mei dominates the whole singing world
** 1986, “跳舞街”, 林敏驄 (lyrics), performed by 陳慧嫻:
       caa$^1$ jat$^1$ fan$^1$ zung$^1$ tin$^1$ zau$^6$ hak$^1$ saai$^3$, mou$^4$ seoi$^1$ gap$^1$ jyu$^1$ gon$^2$ gai$^3$ sing$^4$ baai$^6$ [Jyutping]
       (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    From: 粵音指南·上卷, 卷之二　官商吐屬第一章
    jau$^5$ gei$^2$ do$^1$ gaan$^1$ fong$^4$ ne$^1$,, jau$^5$ saam$^1$ sap$^6$ do$^1$ gaan$^1$,, saam$^1$ sap$^6$ do$^1$ gaan$^1$ fong$^4$ taai$^3$ do$^1$ gaak$^3$, ngo$^5$ zyu$^6$ m$^4$ saai$^3$ gam$^3$ do$^1$, [Jyutping]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* (Nanning Cantonese) Verbal aspect marker for completion of an action (perfective).

##### Synonyms

* (verbal aspect marker for completion of an action):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 矣$_1$ |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 了 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 了 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 了 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 了 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 了 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 了 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 了 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 了 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 了 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 嘮 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 咧 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 了 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 了 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 咧 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 了 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 了 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 了 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 了 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 了 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 了 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 了 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 咗, 嘵 obsolete |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 耗 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 好 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 咗, 敲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 哺 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 誒, 咗 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 誒 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 誒 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 誒 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 敲 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 好 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 後, 咗 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 標 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 都 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 嗮 |
| Cantonese | Nanning (Tanka) | 嗮 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 啊 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 了 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 畢 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Mule) | 開, 了 |
| Cantonese | Pingnan | 開 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Gangcheng) | 開 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Pingdong) | 開, 了 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 了 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 了 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 了 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 了, 咗 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 了, 咗 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Ipoh (Guangfu) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 了, 咗 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 了 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 了 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 了 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 拋, 阿 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 開 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 開 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 開 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 哩 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 了 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 開 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 開 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 了 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 了 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 咾 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 咾 |
| Jiuxing Yumin | Lanxi | 了 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 了 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 了, 𡅏 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 了 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 了 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 囉 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 了 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 了 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 了 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 了 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 仔, 了 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 仔 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 仔 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 得, 了 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 得, 了 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 仔 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 爻 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 了 |

#### Compounds

* 大嗮
* 生嗮
* 話嗮 / 话嗮

### Etymology 2

* For pronunciation and definitions of 嗮 – see 嘥 (“to waste; wasteful; tending to waste resources; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 嘥).