# 唻

| 唻 | U+553B, &#21819; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-553B |
| ← 唺 [U+553A] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 唼 → [U+553C] |

## Translingual
### Han character

唻 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 口木人人 (RDOO), four-corner 6409$_8$, composition ⿰口來)

#### Derived characters

* 𢴙

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 194, character 8
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3779
* Dae Jaweon: page 414, character 14
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 637, character 9
* Unihan data for U+553B

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 來 | *m·rɯːɡ |
| 萊 | *rɯː, *rɯːs |
| 淶 | *rɯː |
| 徠 | *rɯː, *rɯːs |
| 崍 | *rɯː |
| 郲 | *rɯː, *ruːlʔ, *ruːlʔ |
| 騋 | *rɯː |
| 猍 | *rɯː |
| 鯠 | *rɯː |
| 鶆 | *rɯː |
| 庲 | *rɯː |
| 棶 | *rɯː |
| 斄 | *rɯː, *rɯ |
| 逨 | *rɯː, *rɯːs |
| 麳 | *rɯː |
| 唻 | *rɯːʔ, *rrɯː |
| 賚 | *rɯːs |
| 睞 | *rɯːs |
| 勑 | *rɯːs |
| 誺 | *rɯːs, *r̥ʰɯ, *r̥ʰɯs, *r̥ʰɯs |
| 倈 | *rɯ |
| 憖 | *ŋrɯns |
| 猌 | *ŋrɯns |
| 麥 | *mrɯːɡ |

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): lái (lai$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄞˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): laai$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lái
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄞˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lái
*** Wade–Giles: lai$^2$
*** Yale: lái
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lai
*** Palladius: лай (laj)
*** Sinological IPA : /laɪ̯³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: laai$^4$
*** Yale: làaih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: laai$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lai$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /laːi̯²¹/
* Middle Chinese: leaj
Rime :
| Character | 唻 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 來 (37) |
| Final (韻) | 皆 (33) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 賴諧切 |
| Baxter | leaj |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /lˠɛi/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /lᵚæi/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /lɐi/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ləɨj/ |
| Li Rong | /lɛi/ |
| Wang Li | /lɐi/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /lăi/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | lái |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | laai$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*rɯːʔ/, /*rrɯː/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 唻 | 唻 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 7613 | 7621 |
| Phonetic component | 來 | 來 |
| Rime group | 之 | 之 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 𨦂 | 唻 |
| Old Chinese | /*rɯːʔ/ | /*rrɯː/ |

##### Definitions

唻
* singing sound

#### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): lǎi (lai$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄞˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): loi$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lǎi
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄞˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lǎi
*** Wade–Giles: lai$^3$
*** Yale: lǎi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lae
*** Palladius: лай (laj)
*** Sinological IPA : /laɪ̯²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: loi$^5$
*** Yale: lóih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: loi$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: loi$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /lɔːi̯¹³/
* Middle Chinese: lojX
Rime :
| Character | 唻 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 來 (37) |
| Final (韻) | 咍 (41) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 來改切 |
| Baxter | lojX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /lʌi$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ləi$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /lɒi$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ləj$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /lᴀi$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /lɒi$^X$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /lɑ̆i$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | lǎi |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | loi$^5$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*rɯːʔ/, /*rrɯː/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 唻 | 唻 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 7613 | 7621 |
| Phonetic component | 來 | 來 |
| Rime group | 之 | 之 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 𨦂 | 唻 |
| Old Chinese | /*rɯːʔ/ | /*rrɯː/ |

##### Definitions

唻
* used in 囉唻／啰𫪁 (“singing sound”)

#### Pronunciation 3

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): lài (lai$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄞˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): loi$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lài
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄞˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lài
*** Wade–Giles: lai$^4$
*** Yale: lài
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lay
*** Palladius: лай (laj)
*** Sinological IPA : /laɪ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: loi$^6$
*** Yale: loih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: loi$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: loi$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /lɔːi̯²²/

##### Definitions

唻
* calling sound

#### Pronunciation 4

* For pronunciation and definitions of 唻 – see 嚟 (“to come; to arrive; to bring; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 嚟).

### Etymology 2

Unglottalized form of 了, or 哉 which underwent lenition.

#### Pronunciation

* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$le; $^0$le
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$le; $^0$le
*** MiniDict: le$^去$; le
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$le; $^0$le
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /le²³/, /le/

#### Interjection

唻 (Northern Wu, especially Shanghainese)
* Used like an emphatic 了.
    From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 309
    $^6$we-yeu $^7$iq-tsaon $^5$tshoe-veq-tsheq-gheq $^6$zy-thi $^0$le [Wugniu]
    There's still one thing I can't guess.
* Sentence-final particle expressing exclaimation, exaggeration, surprise. ah
    勿是唻／勿是𫪁 [Shanghainese] ― $^8$veq-zy $^0$le [Wugniu] ― Nah, it’s not
* Sentence-final particle expressing a monishing tone.
    From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 309
    $^6$non $^5$khu-i $^6$we-chi $^0$le [Wugniu]
    You can come back now!
* Sentence-final particle expressing disapproval.
    From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 309
    $^1$tsen $^6$gha $^8$veq-chin-baq $^0$le [Wugniu]
    That doesn't help clear it up at all!
* Sentence-final particle expressing envy or blame.
    From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 309
    $^6$non $^7$oq-li $^1$se-faon $^6$lian-thin $^0$le [Wugniu]
    Your place has five rooms and two are huge!
* Sentence-final particle used to indicate an imperative.
    From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 309
    $^5$soe-le $^8$veq-iau $^7$taq $^6$yi $^5$chi $^1$tsan-le [Wugniu]
    Give up, there's no point in fighting for it with him.

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
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#### Readings

* Go-on: らい (rai)
* Kan-on: らい (rai)
* Kun: うたう (utau, 唻う)