嘅

嘅 U+5605, 嘅 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5605 ← 嘄 [U+5604] CJK Unified Ideographs 嘆 → [U+5606]

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

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

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• 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 Meinong)
    • 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)

1. Possessive particle: -’s; of

   佢哋嘅 [Cantonese]  ―  keoi⁵ dei⁶ ge³ [Jyutping]  ―  their, theirs

2. 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

3. 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.

Synonyms

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

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		之
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		的
Mandarin	Beijing	的
	Taiwan	的
	Chengdu	的
	Guilin	的
	Malaysia	的
	Singapore	的
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	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
	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	Shaxi (Longdu)	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

Pronunciation 2

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

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• 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)

1. 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

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. 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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