矮
矮 - Translingual
Han character
矮 (Kangxi radical 111, 矢+8, 13 strokes, cangjie input 人大竹木女 (OKHDV), four-corner 82444, composition ⿰矢委)
矮 - Chinese
| trad. | 矮 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 矮 | |
| 2nd round simp. | 仦 | |
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *qraːlʔ) : semantic 矢 + phonetic 委 (OC *qrol, *qrolʔ).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ai2
- Hakka
- (Sixian, PFS): ái
- (Meixian, Guangdong): ai3
- Min Nan
- Wu (Wiktionary): 2a
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: ǎi
- Zhuyin: ㄞˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ǎi
- Wade–Giles: ai3
- Yale: ǎi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ae
- Palladius: ай (aj)
- Sinological IPA : /ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: ngai3
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ngaai
- Sinological IPA : /ŋai⁵³/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ai2
- Yale: ái
- Cantonese Pinyin: ai2
- Guangdong Romanization: ei2
- Sinological IPA : /ɐi̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ái
- Hakka Romanization System: ai`
- Hagfa Pinyim: ai3
- Sinological IPA: /ai̯³¹/
- (Meixian)
- Guangdong: ai3
- Sinological IPA: /aɪ³¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen, Lukang, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: óe
- Tâi-lô: ué
- Phofsit Daibuun: oea
- IPA (Taipei, Xiamen, Kinmen): /ue⁵³/
- IPA (Lukang): /ue⁵⁵/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ue⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou, Tainan, Yilan, Taichung)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: é
- Tâi-lô: é
- Phofsit Daibuun: ea
- IPA (Zhangzhou, Tainan, Yilan): /e⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /e⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ái
- Tâi-lô: ái
- Phofsit Daibuun: ae
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ai⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ai⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen, Lukang, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu)
Note:
- óe/é - vernacular;
- ái - literary.
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: oi2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ói
- Sinological IPA : /oi⁵²/
- (Teochew)
- Wu
- (Shanghainese)
- Wiktionary: 2a
- Sinological IPA : /a̱³⁴/
- (Shanghainese)
- Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit 矮 |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin | Beijing | /ai²¹⁴/ |
| Harbin | /ai²¹³/ /nai²¹³/ | |
| Tianjin | /nai¹³/ | |
| Jinan | /iɛ⁵⁵/ /ŋɛ⁵⁵/ 新 | |
| Qingdao | /iɛ⁵⁵/ | |
| Zhengzhou | /ai⁵³/ | |
| Xi'an | /ŋai⁵³/ | |
| Xining | /nɛ⁵³/ | |
| Yinchuan | /ɛ⁵³/ | |
| Lanzhou | /ɛ⁴⁴²/ | |
| Ürümqi | /ai⁵¹/ | |
| Wuhan | /ŋai⁴²/ | |
| Chengdu | /ŋai⁵³/ | |
| Guiyang | /ŋai⁴²/ /ai⁴²/ 新 | |
| Kunming | /æ⁵³/ | |
| Nanjing | /ae²¹²/ | |
| Hefei | /ʐe̞²⁴/ | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /ɣai⁵³/ |
| Pingyao | /ŋæ⁵³/ | |
| Hohhot | /ŋɛ⁵³/ | |
| Wu | Shanghai | /a³⁵/ |
| Suzhou | /ɑ⁵¹/ | |
| Hangzhou | /ʔie̞⁵³/ | |
| Wenzhou | /a³⁵/ | |
| Hui | Shexian | /ŋa³⁵/ |
| Tunxi | /ŋa³¹/ | |
| Xiang | Changsha | /ŋai⁴¹/ |
| Xiangtan | /ŋai⁴²/ | |
| Gan | Nanchang | /ŋai²¹³/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /ai³¹/ |
| Taoyuan | /ɑi³¹/ | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /ŋɐi³⁵/ |
| Nanning | /ɐi³⁵/ | |
| Hong Kong | /ŋɐi³⁵/ | |
| Min | Xiamen (Min Nan) | /ai⁵³/ /ue⁵³/ |
| Fuzhou (Min Dong) | /ɛ³²/ | |
| Jian'ou (Min Bei) | /ai²¹/ | |
| Shantou (Min Nan) | /oi⁵³/ | |
| Haikou (Min Nan) | /ɔi²¹³/ |
- Middle Chinese: /ʔˠɛX/
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 矮 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 影 (34) |
| Final (韻) | 佳 (31) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 烏蟹切 |
| Reconstructions | |
| ZhengzhangShangfang | /ʔˠɛX/ |
| PanWuyun | /ʔᵚæX/ |
| ShaoRongfen | /ʔæiX/ |
| EdwinPulleyblank | /ʔaɨjX/ |
| LiRong | /ʔɛX/ |
| WangLi | /aiX/ |
| BernardKarlgren | /ʔaiX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | yǎ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | aai2 |
Definitions
矮
- (of stature) short
- 高 (gāo)
- low (of less than normal height)
- (Mainland China Hokkien) to fall short (compared to someone else)
Synonyms
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 矮 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 矮, 矬 |
| Taiwan | 矮 | |
| Tianjin | 矮, 矬 | |
| Chengde | 矮, 矬 | |
| Tangshan | 矮, 矬 | |
| Cangzhou | 矮, 矬 | |
| Baoding | 矬 | |
| Shijiazhuang | 矬 | |
| Chifeng | 矮, 矬 | |
| Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 矮 | |
| Heihe | 矮, 矬 | |
| Qiqihar | 矮, 矬 | |
| Harbin | 矮, 矬 | |
| Jiamusi | 矮, 矬 | |
| Baicheng | 矮, 矬 | |
| Changchun | 矮, 矬 | |
| Tonghua | 矮, 矬 | |
| Shenyang | 矮, 矬 | |
| Dandong | 矮, 矬 | |
| Jinzhou | 矮, 矬 | |
| Dalian | 矮 | |
| Yantai | 矮, 矬 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 矮, 矬 | |
| Qingdao | 矮, 矬 | |
| Lijin | 矮, 矬 | |
| Zhucheng | 矮 | |
| Jinan | 矮, 矬 | |
| Jining | 矮 | |
| Wanrong | 低 | |
| Shangqiu | 矮, 矬 | |
| Zhengzhou | 矮, 矬 | |
| Lingbao | 矮, 矬 | |
| Xinyang | 矮 | |
| Baihe | 矮 | |
| Hanzhong | 矮 | |
| Xi'an | 矮, 矬, 低 | |
| Baoji | 矮 | |
| Yinchuan | 矮, 矬 | |
| Tianshui | 矮, 矬 | |
| Lanzhou | 矮, 矬 | |
| Dunhuang | 矮, 矬 | |
| Xining | 矮 | |
| Hami | 矬 | |
| Ürümqi | 矬, 矮 | |
| Wuhan | 矮 | |
| Yichang | 矮 | |
| Xiangyang | 矮 | |
| Tianmen | 矮, 矮矬 | |
| Hong'an | 矮 | |
| Chengdu | 矮 | |
| Nanchong | 矮 | |
| Dazhou | 矮 | |
| Hanyuan | 矮 | |
| Xichang | 矮 | |
| Zigong | 矮 | |
| Chongqing | 矮 | |
| Guiyang | 矮 | |
| Zunyi | 矮 | |
| Bijie | 矮 | |
| Liping | 矮 | |
| Zhaotong | 矮 | |
| Dali | 矮 | |
| Kunming | 矮 | |
| Mengzi | 矮 | |
| Guilin | 矮 | |
| Liuzhou | 矮 | |
| Jishou | 矮 | |
| Changde | 矮 | |
| Anqing | 矮 | |
| Xuzhou | 矮, 矬 | |
| Fuyang | 矮 | |
| Wuhu | 矮 | |
| Yangzhou | 矮 | |
| Lianyungang | 矮, 矬 | |
| Lianshui | 矮 | |
| Nanjing | 矮 | |
| Hefei | 矮 | |
| Nantong | 矮 | |
| Singapore | 矮 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 矮 |
| Hong Kong | 矮 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 矮 | |
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 矮 | |
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 矮 | |
| Taishan | 矮 | |
| Dongguan | 矮 | |
| Yangjiang | 矮 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 矮 |
| Lichuan | 矮 | |
| Pingxiang | 矮 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 矮 |
| Yudu | 矮 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 矮 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 矮 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 矮 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 矮 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 矮 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 矮 | |
| Hong Kong | 矮 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 矮 |
| Shexian | 矮 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 矮, 低 |
| Yangyuan | 矮, 矬 | |
| Datong | 低 | |
| Xinzhou | 矮, 低 | |
| Lishi | 矮 | |
| Linfen | 矬 | |
| Changzhi | 矮, 低 | |
| Linhe | 矬 | |
| Jining | 矬 | |
| Hohhot | 矬 | |
| Erenhot | 矮, 矬 | |
| Pingshan | 矬 | |
| Zhangjiakou | 矮, 矬 | |
| Handan | 矮, 矬 | |
| Linzhou | 矮 | |
| Suide | 矮 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 矮 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 矮 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 矮 |
| Quanzhou | 矮 | |
| Zhangzhou | 矮 | |
| Taipei | 矮 | |
| New Taipei (Tamsui) | 矮 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 矮 | |
| New Taipei (Pingxi) | 矮 | |
| Kaohsiung | 矮 | |
| Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 矮 | |
| Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 矮 | |
| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 矮 | |
| Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 矮 | |
| Yilan (Toucheng) | 矮 | |
| Tainan | 矮 | |
| Tainan (Anping) | 矮 | |
| Kinmen | 矮 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 矮 | |
| Penghu (Xiyu) | 矮 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 矮 | |
| Chaozhou | 矮 | |
| Haikou | 矮 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 矮 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 矮, 短 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 矮 | |
| Suzhou | 矮 | |
| Danyang | 矮 | |
| Hangzhou | 矮 | |
| Ningbo | 矮 | |
| Wenzhou | 矮 | |
| Jinhua | 短 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 矮 |
| Loudi | 矮 | |
| Shuangfeng | 矮 | |
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 低 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 低 |
| Taiwan | 低 | |
| Jinan | 低 | |
| Xi'an | 低 | |
| Wuhan | 低, 矮 | |
| Chengdu | 矮, 低 | |
| Yangzhou | 低 | |
| Hefei | 低, 矮 | |
| Malaysia | 低 | |
| Singapore | 低 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 低 |
| Hong Kong | 低 | |
| Taishan | 低 | |
| Yangjiang | 低 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 低 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 低, 矮 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 低, 矮 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 低 |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 矮 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 下, 矮 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 下 |
| Quanzhou | 下 | |
| Zhangzhou | 下 | |
| Tainan | 下 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 下 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 下 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 下 | |
| Chaozhou | 下, 矮 | |
| Shantou | 下 | |
| Jieyang | 下 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 下 | |
| Pontianak (Teochew) | 下 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 低 | |
| Wu | Suzhou | 低 |
| Ningbo | 低, 矮 | |
| Zhoushan | 低, 矮 | |
| Wenzhou | 低, 矮 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 低, 矮, 下 |
| Shuangfeng | 低, 矮 | |
Compounds
矮 - Japanese
Kanji
矮
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
Readings
Compounds
矮 - Korean
Hanja
矮 • (wae) (hangeul 왜, McCune–Reischauer wae, Yale way)