嘜

嘜 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 口十人弓 (RJON), four-corner 6402₇, composition ⿰口麥)

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 206, character 20
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4231
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 674, character 4
• Unihan data for U+561C

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 口 (“mouth; colloquial speech”) + phonetic 麥.

For etymologies 1–4, this is based on Cantonese 麥／麦 (mak6).

For etymology 6, this is based on Mandarin 麥／麦 (mài).

Borrowed from English mark, via Cantonese.

嘜

1. (dialectal) brand; trademark

   刀嘜／刀唛 [Cantonese]  ―  dou¹ mak¹ [Jyutping]  ―  Knife Brand (a brand of oil in Hong Kong)

Borrowed from English mug.

嘜 (Cantonese)

1. empty can
2. mug
3. Classifier for number of cups or cans of rice, etc.

   今晚多咗兩個人嚟黐餐，睇嚟要煲多一嘜米至夠。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   今晚多咗两个人嚟黐餐，睇嚟要煲多一唛米至够。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   gam¹ maan⁵ do¹ zo² loeng⁵ go³ jan⁴ lai⁴ ci¹ caan¹, tai² lei⁴ jiu³ bou¹ do¹ jat¹ mak¹ mai⁵ zi³ gau³. [Jyutping]

   Since two more people are coming over for dinner tonight, it seems like we'll need to cook one more can of rice to have enough.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “relation to sak1 and dak1?”)

嘜

1. (Cantonese) great-great-grandson

Borrowed from English mark.

嘜

1. (Cantonese) to mark; to make note of
   • 2019, “極樂太平山 [Sonic Jail]”, in 理想國 [The Republic]:

     如果有一日我突然間走咗，就係呢度㗎喇，你幫我嘜住個位啊？ [Cantonese, trad.]
     如果有一日我突然间走咗，就系呢度㗎喇，你帮我唛住个位啊？ [Cantonese, simp.]

     jyu⁴ gwo² jau⁵ jat¹ jat⁶ ngo⁵ dat⁶ jin⁴ gaan¹ zau² zo², zau⁶ hai⁶ ni¹ dou⁶ gaa³ laa³, nei⁵ bong¹ ngo⁵ maak³ zyu⁶ go³ wai^6-2 aa¹? [Jyutping]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

嘜

1. (Hokkien) Alternative form of 莫 (mài, “don't”)

   • 嘜問多少人講閒啊話 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     唛问多少人讲闲啊话 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2012, 許富凱 (Henry Hsu), 決心

     Mài mn̄g gōa-chōe lâng kóng êng-á-ōe [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Don't ask how many people are gossiping

   • 互相嘜相找，你咱已經無關係。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     互相唛相找，你咱已经无关系。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2014, 郭婷筠 (Ara Guo), 嘜相找

     Hō͘-siong mài sio chhōe, lí lán í-keng bô koan-hē. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Don't look for each other; we don't have a relationship anymore.

   • 愛我著嘜來害我，誓言著不通倒彈。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     爱我著唛来害我，誓言著不通倒弹。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2015, 陳百潭 and 曹雅雯 (Olivia Tsao), 愛我著嘜來害我

     Ài góa tio̍h mài lâi hāi góa, sè-giân tio̍h m̄-thang tò-tōaⁿ. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     If you love me, then don't hurt me; you must not take back your promise

嘜

1. Alternative form of 麥／麦 (“microphone”)

   金嘜獎／金唛奖  ―  jīnmàijiǎng  ―  Golden Mic Awards

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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• On (unclassified): ば (ba)

嘜: Hán Nôm readings: mím, mỉm

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