嘅

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

Characters in the same phonetic series (旡) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	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

trad.		嘅
simp. ^#		嘅
alternative forms		噶 Mainland China 嘎 Mainland China 既 nonstandard o既 nonstandard ge nonstandard 噶 Mainland China 嘎 Mainland China 既 nonstandard o既 nonstandard ge nonstandard 個／个 Hakka

From 個／个 (“generic classifier”).

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Pronunciation 1

Cantonese (Jyutping): ge³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ke

(Meixian, Guangdong): gê⁴

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: ge³
  - Yale: ge
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ge³
  - Guangdong Romanization: gé³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɛː³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ke
  - Hakka Romanization System: ge
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ge⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ke⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: gê⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ke⁵³/

Definitions

嘅 (chiefly Cantonese, Hakka)

Possessive particle: -’s; of
佢哋嘅 [Cantonese] ― keoi⁵ dei⁶ ge³ [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] ― laam⁴ sik¹ ge³ tin¹ hung¹ [Jyutping] ― blue sky

去旺角嘅火車 [Cantonese, trad.]
去旺角嘅火车 [Cantonese, simp.]
heoi³ wong⁶ gok³ ge³ fo² ce¹ [Jyutping]
a train that goes to Mongkok
Used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis.
呢首歌一定啱你聽嘅。 [Cantonese, trad.]
呢首歌一定啱你听嘅。 [Cantonese, simp.]
nei¹ sau² go¹ jat¹ ding⁶ ngaam¹ nei⁵ teng¹ ge³. [Jyutping]
You've got to like listening to this song.
Used at the end of a conditional clause.
你想食糖水嘅，可以落街買。 [Cantonese, trad.]
你想食糖水嘅，可以落街买。 [Cantonese, simp.]
nei⁵ soeng² sik⁶ tong⁴ seoi² ge³, ho² ji⁵ lok⁶ gaai¹ maai⁵. [Jyutping]
If you want to have sweet soup, we can go out and buy some.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 的 (“possessive particle”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		之
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		的
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	的
	Taiwan	的
	Malaysia	的
	Singapore	的
Central Plains Mandarin	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	的
Central Plains Mandarin	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	的
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	的
	Guilin	的
	Kokang	的
	Dagudi (Maliba)	的
	Reshuitang (Longling)	的
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	的
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	的
	Pematangsiantar	的
Cantonese	Guangzhou	嘅 †
	Hong Kong	嘅 †
	Macau	嘅 †
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	嘅
	Taishan	個, 嘅
	Beihai	個
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	個
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	嘅
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	個
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	嘅
	Penang (Guangfu)	嘅
	Singapore (Guangfu)	嘅
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	嘅
	Móng Cái	個
Gan	Nanchang	個
Gan	Lichuan	個
Hakka	Meixian	個
	Wuhua (Meilin)	個
	Nanxiong (Zhuji)	個
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	個
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	個
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	個
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	個
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	個
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	個
	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
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	個
	Quanzhou	個
	Zhangzhou	個
	Zhao'an	個
	Dongshan	個
	Taipei	個
	Kaohsiung	個
	Tainan	個
	Penang (Hokkien)	個
	Singapore (Hokkien)	個
	Manila (Hokkien)	個
	Chaozhou	個 †
	Shantou	個 †
	Jieyang	個 †
	Haifeng	個
	Singapore (Teochew)	個 †
	Leizhou	個
	Wenchang	個
	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 †
	Suzhou	個 †
	Wuxi	個 †
	Hangzhou	的 †
	Ningbo	個 †
	Wenzhou	個 †
Xiang	Changsha	的
	Loudi	個
	Shaoyang	個
Note	† - may use corresponding classifier in certain contexts

Dialectal synonyms of 的話 (“(particle put at the end of a conditional clause)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
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
	Hong Kong	嘅話, 嘅
	Singapore (Guangfu)	嘅話
Hakka	Meixian	個話
Southern Min	Shantou	的話
Southern Min	Haifeng	個講
Wu	Shanghai	個閒話

Pronunciation 2

Cantonese (Jyutping): ge²
Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): gê⁴

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: ge²
  - Yale: gé
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ge²
  - Guangdong Romanization: gé²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɛː³⁵/
Hakka
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: gê⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ke⁵³/

Definitions

嘅 (chiefly Cantonese, Hakka)

Used at the end of a sentence to show
1. Agreement or confirmation.
  件衫又真係幾靚嘅。 [Cantonese, trad.]
  件衫又真系几靓嘅。 [Cantonese, simp.]
  gin⁶ saam¹ jau⁶ zan¹ hai⁶ gei² leng³ ge². [Jyutping]
  The shirt is actually quite pretty.
2. Doubt or surprise.
  點解會噉嘅？ [Cantonese, trad.]
  点解会噉嘅？ [Cantonese, simp.]
  dim² gaai² wui⁵ gam² ge²? [Jyutping]
  Why is it so?

Japanese

Kanji

嘅

(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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