𦧺
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Translingual
Han character
𦧺 (Kangxi radical 135, 舌+16, 22 strokes, cangjie input 竹口木中金 (HRDLC), four-corner 2768, composition ⿰舌賴)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1008, character 6
- Unihan data for U+269FA
Chinese
| trad. | 𦧺 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 𫇘 | |
| alternative forms | 舐 奶 | |
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声): semantic 舌 (“tongue”) + phonetic 賴.
Etymology
The vernacular reading of 舐, which preserves the Old Chinese initial *l-.
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: laai2
- Yale: láai
- Cantonese Pinyin: laai2
- Guangdong Romanization: lai2
- Sinological IPA (key): /laːi̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Definitions
𦧺 (Cantonese)
- (transitive) to lick
- (figurative, slang, transitive) to suck up to; to brownnose
- 𦧺共／𫇘共 [Cantonese] ― laai2 gung6 [Jyutping] ― to suck up to the Communist Party of China
Usage notes
- (to suck up to): Often takes objects that are abbreviated forms, as shown in the example. More often written as 奶.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 舔 (“to lick”) [map]