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====References====
====References====
{{Han ref|kx=0181.250|dkj=03430|dj=0399.310|hdz=10609.030|uh=5462}}
{{Han ref|kx=0181.250|dkj=03430|dj=0399.310|hdz=10609.030|uh=5462}}

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==Chinese==
==Chinese==
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===Etymology 1===
===Etymology 1===
{{zh-forms}}
{{zh-forms|alt=吶,膩-Hokkien,逆-Hokkien}}
{{zh-ref|Ota (1987)}} suggests that the particle used in questions comes from {{ltc-l|聻}} {{defdate|Five Dynasties}}, a particle which may come from {{ltc-l|爾|that}}, and that the particle used to indicate an action in progress comes from earlier {{zh-l|*哩}} {{defdate|Yuan dynasty}}, which may come from {{ltc-l|裏|place}} {{defdate|Tang dynasty–Five Dynasties}}.


====Pronunciation====
====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
{{zh-pron
|m=ne
|m=ne
|ma=y
|c=ne1
|c=ne1
|h=pfs=nè/s:nê/nó
|h=pfs=nè/s:nê/nó
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|md_note=literary
|md_note=literary
|mn=xm,qz:--ni/xm,zz:ni/tw:--neh/tw:--nih/xm:ne/xm:--ne/zz:nee/zz:--nee
|mn=xm,qz:--ni/xm,zz:ni/tw:--neh/tw:--nih/xm:ne/xm:--ne/zz:nee/zz:--nee
|mn-t=nê1
|w=0ne
|w=sh:0neq,0gni
|cat=part
|cat=part
}}
}}


====Definitions====
====Definitions====
{{zh-hanzi}}
{{head|zh|hanzi}}


# {{n-g|Sentence-final particle indicating a reciprocal question; used to apply the previously asked question to a new subject.}} What about ...?; And ...?
# {{n-g|Sentence-final particle indicating a reciprocal question; used to apply the previously asked question to a new subject.}} What about ...?; And ...?
#: {{zh-x|你 呢？|'''How about''' you?}}
#: {{zh-x|你 呢？|'''How about''' you?}}
#: {{zh-x|噉 我 呢？|'''What about''' me?|C}}
#: {{zh-x|你 覺得 呢？|'''What do''' you think?}}
#: {{zh-x|你 覺得 呢？|'''What do''' you think?}}
#: {{zh-x|你 爸爸{ba} 好 嗎？^你 媽媽{ma} 呢？|How is your father? '''And''' your mom?}}
#: {{zh-x|你 爸爸{ba} 好 嗎？^你 媽媽{ma} 呢？|How is your father? '''And''' your mom?}}
# {{n-g|Sentence-final particle signalling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words.}}
# {{n-g|Sentence-final particle signalling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words.}}
#: {{zh-x|今天 我 倆 值日，我 這兒{r} 正 掃 著[着]{zhe} 地，他 呢，一溜煙兒{r} 跑 了。|He and I were on cleaning duty today. I was sweeping the room when he got away in a flash.}}
#: {{zh-x|今天 我 倆 值日，我 這兒{r} 正 掃 著[着]{zhe} 地，他 呢，一溜煙兒{r} 跑 了。|He and I were on cleaning duty today. I was sweeping the room when he got away in a flash.}}
# {{n-g|Sentence-final particle indicating action in progress, English [[present continuous]].}} to be ...[[-ing]]
# {{n-g|Sentence-final particle indicating continuation of an action or state, English [[present continuous]].}} to be ...[[-ing]]
#: {{zh-x|我們 上 漢語 課 呢。|We '''are''' attend'''ing''' a Chinese lesson.}}
#: {{zh-x|我們 上 漢語 課 呢。|We '''are''' attend'''ing''' a Chinese lesson.}}
# {{n-g|Sentence-final particle used to make questions more indirect, to give the impression that the speaker is speaking to themselves.}}
# {{n-g|Sentence-final particle used to make questions more indirect, to give the impression that the speaker is speaking to themselves.}}
#: {{zh-x|他 去 哪兒{r} 了 呢？|I wonder where he's going?}}
#: {{zh-x|他 去 哪兒{r} 了 呢？|I wonder where he's going?}}
#: {{zh-x|伊 來 呢 勿 來？|tr=sh:6yi&6le&0gni&8veq le|Is he coming or not?|ref='''2007''', Qian Nairong, {{lang|zh|上海话大词典}}, page 309|SH}}
# {{lb|zh|Shanghainese Wu}} {{n-g|Sentence-final particle expressing anger.}}
#: {{zh-x|早 點 介 講 呢！到 現在 再 講。|tr=sh:5tsau ti&5ka+5kaon&0gni&5tau+6yi ze&5tse+5kaon|You should have said it sooner, not now!|ref='''2007''', Qian Nairong, {{lang|zh|上海话大词典}}, page 309|SH}}


=====Usage notes=====
=====Usage notes=====
When expressing an action in progress, {{lang|zh|呢}} can be used with {{zh-l|正在}} and {{zh-l|著/着|tr=zhe}} in a sentence. This is the full pattern. Each part is optional.
When expressing an action in progress, {{lang|zh|呢}} can be used with {{zh-l|正在}} and {{zh-l|著/着|tr=zhe}} in a sentence. This is the full pattern. Each part is optional. The use of 呢 implies a contrastive mood.
: {{zh-x|我們 '''正在''' 上 '''著'''[着]{zhe} 漢語 課 '''呢'''。|We '''are''' attend'''ing''' a Chinese lesson.}}
: {{zh-x|我們 '''正在''' 上 '''著'''[着]{zhe} 漢語 課 '''呢'''。|'''But''' we '''are (still)''' in Chinese class '''now'''.}}


====Compounds====
====Compounds====
{{zh-der|fold=1|嗎呢|便是呢|按呢:án-ne}}
{{col3|zh|嗎呢|便是呢|按呢<tr:án-ne>}}


===Etymology 2===
===Etymology 2===
{{zh-forms}}
; “cloth”
; “cloth”
: From {{der|zh|fr|laine}}. In {{w2|zh|pref=《|明史|suf=》}}, this word is also written as {{zh-l|嗹|tr=-}}. Cognate with {{cog|yue|-}} {{zh-l|冷|tr=laang5-1}}.
: From {{der|zh|fr|laine}}. In {{lw|zh|pref=《|明史|suf=》}}, this word is also written as {{zh-l|嗹|tr=-}}. Cognate with {{cog|yue|-}} {{zh-l|冷|tr=laang5-1}}.


====Pronunciation====
====Pronunciation====
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|md=nà̤/nì
|md=nà̤/nì
|md_note=nà̤ - “whispering”; nì - “cloth”
|md_note=nà̤ - “whispering”; nì - “cloth”
|mn=nî
|mn=ml,jj,tw:nî
|mn-t=ni5
|w=3nyi
|w=sh:6gni
|mc=y
|mc=y
|oc=y
|oc=y
|cat=
|cat=n
}}
}}


====Definitions====
====Definitions====
{{zh-hanzi}}
{{head|zh|hanzi}}


# {{zh-used in|呢喃}}
# {{zh-used in|呢喃}}
# [[woollen]] [[cloth]] (for [[heavy]] [[clothing]])
# [[woollen]] [[cloth]] (for [[heavy]] [[clothing]])
#: {{zh-l|呢絨}}
#: {{zh-co|呢{ní}絨}}
#* {{quote-book|zh|year=1853|author={{lw|zh|陳逢衡}} [{{smc|Chen}} Fengheng; {{smc|Chin}} Hōkō]|chapter=|editor=zh:荒木謇|title=zh:𠸄咭唎紀略<t:Yingjili jilüe; Egeresu kiryaku>|trans-title=|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N0RjAAAAcAAJ|edition=|publisher=|pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=N0RjAAAAcAAJ&pg=PP20|page=unknown}}
#*: {{zh-q|男人 衣服 穿 呢{ní}。惟 女人 穿 各色 紬緞。|the men wear '''woolen clothing'''; only the women wear vivid silks and satins|CL}}

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=====Synonyms=====
{{zh-dial|呢子}}


====Compounds====
====Compounds====
{{zh-der|fold=1|呢料|呢喃|呢衣|呢呢痴痴|呢子|呢喃細語|呢絨|鏡面呢|馬褲呢}}
{{col3|zh|呢料|呢喃|呢衣|呢呢痴痴|呢子|呢喃細語|呢絨|鏡面呢|馬褲呢|檯面呢}}


===Etymology 3===
===Etymology 3===
{{zh-forms|alt=爾-rare,邇-rare,伊:ji1,依:ji1,咿:ji1}}
{{zh-forms|alt=爾-rare,邇-rare,伊:ji1,依:ji1,咿:ji1,哩:li1}}
Substrate word. Compare:
Substrate word. Compare:
* {{cog|tai-pro|*najᶜ||this}}: {{cog|za|neix||this}}, {{cog|th|นี้||this}}, {{cog|lo|ນີ້||this}}
* {{cog|tai-pro|*najꟲ||this}}: {{cog|za|neix||this}}, {{cog|th|นี้||this}}, {{cog|lo|ນີ້||this}}
* {{cog|mkh-pro|*niʔ ~ nih||this}}: {{cog|km|នេះ||this}}
* {{cog|mkh-pro|*niʔ ~ nih||this}}: {{cog|km|នេះ||this}}
* {{cog|mkh-pro|*naaj||''deictic particle''}}: {{cog|km|នាយ||over there}}, {{cog|vi|này}}, {{m|vi|nầy||this}}, {{cog|vi|nay||now}}, {{cog|vi|nấy||that}}
* {{cog|mkh-pro|*naaj||''deictic particle''}}: {{cog|km|នាយ||over there}}, {{cog|vi|này}}, {{m|vi|nầy||this}}, {{cog|vi|nay||now}}, {{cog|vi|nấy||that}}
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{{zh-pron
{{zh-pron
|c=ni1,nei1
|c=ni1,nei1
|h=<!-- kch=li -->
|cat=part
|cat=part
}}
}}


====Definitions====
====Definitions====
{{zh-hanzi}}
{{head|zh|hanzi}}


# {{lb|zh|Cantonese}} [[this]]
# {{lb|zh|Cantonese}} [[this]]

=====Usage notes=====
* Unlike Mandarin {{zh-l|這}}, {{lang|zh|呢}} cannot be used alone without a following classifier. See [[呢個#Usage notes|{{lang|zh|呢個}}#Usage notes]].


=====Synonyms=====
=====Synonyms=====
{{zh-dial|這}}
{{zh-dial|這}}

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=====Usage notes=====
* See [[呢個#Usage notes|{{lang|zh|呢個}}#Usage notes]].


===Etymology 4===
===Etymology 4===
{{zh-forms}}

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|c=ne2
|cat=intj
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{lb|zh|Cantonese}} [[hey]]; {{n-g|Used to raise attention of the listener}}
#* {{zh-x|呢{ne2}，你 同 我 搦 減{gam2} 啲 嘢 吖！|Hey, hold some of the stuff for me!|C|ref='''1957''', {{lang|zh|謝賢}} (actor), in {{lang|zh|2=《[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpI2jFQooZI 鬼夜哭]》}} [''The Nightly Cry of the Ghost''], 5:17 from the start}}

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===Etymology 5===
{{zh-forms|alt=le}}
From clipping of {{bor|yue|en|level|'''le'''vel}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|c=le1
|cat=n
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{lb|zh|Hong Kong Cantonese|gaming}} [[level]]s {{gl|in a video game}}
# {{lb|zh|Hong Kong Cantonese|figuratively}} [[level]]s in a society; [[social class]]

=====Compounds=====
{{col3|zh|升呢}}

===Etymology 6===
{{zh-forms}}


====Pronunciation====
====Pronunciation====
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====Definitions====
====Definitions====
{{zh-hanzi}}
{{head|zh|hanzi}}


# [[sound]]
# [[sound]]
# {{zh-alt-form|䛏}}
# {{alt form|zh|䛏}}

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===Etymology 5===
===Etymology 7===
{{zh-forms}}


====Pronunciation====
====Pronunciation====
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====Definitions====
====Definitions====
{{zh-hanzi}}
{{head|zh|hanzi}}


# {{zh-only|唵嘛呢叭咪吽}}
# {{zh-only|唵嘛呢叭咪吽}}
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{{zh-cat|Beginning}}


===Etymology 8===
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{{zh-forms|alt=年,哖}}

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|mn=nî
|mn-t=ni5
|cat=n
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{lb|zh|Southern Min}} {{n-g|Used in some question words.}}

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|做呢|欲呢}}

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{{cat|cmn|Beginning Mandarin}}


==Japanese==
==Japanese==
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|kun=
|kun=
}}
}}

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==Korean==
==Korean==
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# {{rfdef|ko|sort=口05}}
# {{rfdef|ko|sort=口05}}

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==Vietnamese==
==Vietnamese==

Latest revision as of 19:33, 5 June 2024

呢 U+5462, 呢
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5462
← 呡
[U+5461] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 呣 →
[U+5463]

Translingual

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Stroke order
8 strokes

Han character

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呢 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 口尸心 (RSP), four-corner 67011, composition ⿰口尼)

References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 181, character 25
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3430
  • Dae Jaweon: page 399, character 31
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 609, character 3
  • Unihan data for U+5462

Chinese

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Glyph origin

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Characters in the same phonetic series (尼) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
泥 *niːl, *niːls
屔 *niːl
苨 *niːlʔ
坭 *niːlʔ
迡 *niːls
埿 *braːms, *niːl, *niːls
旎 *nilʔ
狔 *nilʔ
抳 *nilʔ
尼 *nil
呢 *nil
怩 *nil
柅 *nil, *nilʔ
蚭 *nil
跜 *nil
秜 *nil
痆 *rniːd
昵 *niɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *nil) : semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 尼 (OC *nil)

Etymology 1

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trad. 呢
simp. # 呢
alternative forms 吶／呐
膩／腻 Hokkien
逆 Hokkien

Ota (1987) suggests that the particle used in questions comes from 聻 (MC nriX) [Five Dynasties], a particle which may come from 爾 (MC nyeX, “that”), and that the particle used to indicate an action in progress comes from earlier 哩 [Yuan dynasty], which may come from 裏 (MC liX, “place”) [Tang dynasty–Five Dynasties].

Pronunciation

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Note: literary.

Definitions

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呢

  1. Sentence-final particle indicating a reciprocal question; used to apply the previously asked question to a new subject. What about ...?; And ...?
    你呢？  ―  Nǐ ne?  ―  How about you?
    噉我呢？ [Cantonese]  ―  gam2 ngo5 ne1? [Jyutping]  ―  What about me?
    你覺得呢？／你觉得呢？  ―  Nǐ juéde ne?  ―  What do you think?
    你爸爸好嗎？你媽媽呢？ [MSC, trad.]
    你爸爸好吗？你妈妈呢？ [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ bàba hǎo ma? Nǐ māma ne? [Pinyin]
    How is your father? And your mom?
  2. Sentence-final particle signalling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words.
    今天我倆值日，我這兒正掃著地，他呢，一溜煙兒跑了。 [MSC, trad.]
    今天我俩值日，我这儿正扫着地，他呢，一溜烟儿跑了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Jīntiān wǒ liǎ zhírì, wǒ zhèr zhèng sǎo zhe dì, tā ne, yīliūyānr pǎo le. [Pinyin]
    He and I were on cleaning duty today. I was sweeping the room when he got away in a flash.
  3. Sentence-final particle indicating continuation of an action or state, English present continuous. to be ...-ing
    我們上漢語課呢。 [MSC, trad.]
    我们上汉语课呢。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒmen shàng hànyǔ kè ne. [Pinyin]
    We are attending a Chinese lesson.
  4. Sentence-final particle used to make questions more indirect, to give the impression that the speaker is speaking to themselves.
    他去哪兒了呢？／他去哪儿了呢？  ―  Tā qù nǎr le ne?  ―  I wonder where he's going?
    伊來呢勿來？ [Shanghainese, trad.]
    伊来呢勿来？ [Shanghainese, simp.]
    From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 309
    6yi 6le 0gni 8veq-le [Wugniu]
    Is he coming or not?
  5. (Shanghainese) Sentence-final particle expressing anger.
    早點介講呢！到現在再講。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
    早点介讲呢！到现在再讲。 [Shanghainese, simp.]
    From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 309
    5tsau-ti 5ka 5kaon 0gni 5tau 6yi-ze 5tse 5kaon [Wugniu]
    You should have said it sooner, not now!
Usage notes
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When expressing an action in progress, 呢 can be used with 正在 (zhèngzài) and 著／着 (zhe) in a sentence. This is the full pattern. Each part is optional. The use of 呢 implies a contrastive mood.

我們正在上著漢語課呢。 [MSC, trad.]
我们正在上着汉语课呢。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒmen zhèngzài shàng zhe hànyǔ kè ne. [Pinyin]
But we are (still) in Chinese class now.

Compounds

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Etymology 2

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trad. 呢
simp. # 呢
“cloth”
From French laine. In 《明史》, this word is also written as 嗹／𪡏. Cognate with Cantonese 冷 (laang5-1).

Pronunciation

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Note:
  • nà̤ - “whispering”;
  • nì - “cloth”.
Rime
Character 呢
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 娘 (12)
Final (韻) 脂 (17)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Öffnen Sie
Division (等) III
Fanqie 女夷切
Baxter nrij
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ɳˠiɪ/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ɳᵚi/
Shao
Rongfen 		/niɪ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ɳji/
Li
Rong 		/nji/
Wang
Li 		/ni/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/ni/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		ní
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		nei4
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 呢
Reading # 1/1
No. 9429
Phonetic
component 		尼
Rime
group 		脂
Rime
subdivision 		1
Corresponding
MC rime 		尼
Old
Chinese 		/*nil/

Definitions

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呢

  1. Used in 呢喃 (nínán).
  2. woollen cloth (for heavy clothing)
    呢絨／呢绒  ―  níróng  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Synonyms
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Dialectal synonyms of 呢子 (“woollen fabric”) [map]
Variety Standort Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 呢子, 毛呢
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 呢子
Central Plains Mandarin Wanrong 呢子
Xi'an 呢子
Southwestern Mandarin Guiyang 料子
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 呢子
Yangzhou 呢子
Gan Nanchang 呢子
Lichuan 呢子
Huizhou Jixi 呢
Jin Taiyuan 呢子
Eastern Min Fuzhou 呢
Southern Min Xiamen 呢
Wu Shanghai 呢
Ningbo 呢

Compounds

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Etymology 3

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trad. 呢
simp. # 呢
alternative forms
爾／尔 rare
邇／迩 rare
伊 (ji1)
依 (ji1)
咿 (ji1)
爾／尔 rare
邇／迩 rare
伊 (ji1)
依 (ji1)
咿 (ji1)
哩 (li1)
 

Substrate word. Compare:

Pronunciation

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Definitions

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呢

  1. (Cantonese) this
Usage notes
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Synonyms
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Dialectal synonyms of 這 (“this”) [map]
Variety Standort Words
Classical Chinese 此, 斯, 是, 之, 茲 anteclassical, 夫, 爾
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 這
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 這
Taiwan 這
Chengde 這
Chifeng 這
Hulunbuir (Hailar) 這
Heihe 這
Qiqihar 這
Jiamusi 這
Baicheng 這
Changchun 這
Tonghua 這
Shenyang 這
Jinzhou 這
Malaysia 這
Singapur 這
Jilu Mandarin Tianjin 這
Tangshan 這
Cangzhou 這
Baoding 這
Shijiazhuang 這
Lijin 這
Jinan 這
Jiaoliao Mandarin Dalian 這
Dandong 這
Yantai 這
Qingdao 這
Zhucheng 這
Central Plains Mandarin Lingbao 這
Jining 這
Linfen 這
Shangqiu 這
Yuanyang 這
Zhengzhou 這
Xinyang 這
Baihe 這
Xi'an 這
Baoji 這
Tianshui 這
Xining 這
Xuzhou 這
Pizhou 這
Lianyungang (Ganyu) 這
Donghai 這
Fuyang 這
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 這
Lanzhou 這
Dunhuang 這
Hami 這
Ürümqi 這
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 這
Nanchong 這
Dazhou 這
Hanyuan 這
Xichang 這
Zigong 這
Chongqing 這
Wuhan 這
Yichang 這
Tianmen 這
Guiyang 這
Zunyi 這
Bijie 這
Liping 這
Zhaotong 這
Dali 這
Kunming 這
Mengzi 這
Guilin 這
Liuzhou 這
Jishou 這
Changde 這
Hanzhong 這
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 這
Yangzhou 這
Baoying 這
Taizhou 這
Zhenjiang 這
Lianyungang 這
Huai'an (Huaiyin) 這
Lianshui 這
Xuyi 這
Nantong 這
Rugao 這
Yancheng 這
Funing 這
Sihong 這
Wuhu 這
Hefei 這
Hong'an 這
Cantonese Guangzhou 呢, 依
Hongkong 呢, 依
Macau 呢
Taishan 該
Dongguan 呢
Yangjiang 果
Nanning 阿
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 呢
Singapore (Guangfu) 呢, 依
Gan Nanchang 箇
Nanchang (Wangcheng) 箇
Anyi 箇
Lushan 箇
Duchang 箇
Wuning (Quankou) 該
Poyang 箇
Yugan 該
Wannian 該
Yanshan 這
Yichun 箇
Yifeng 箇
Gao'an 箇
Fengxin 箇
Shanggao 里
Wanzai 箇
Fengcheng 該
Xinyu 該
Fuzhou (Shangdundu) 該
Fuzhou (Dongxiang) 箇
Nancheng 箇
Nanfeng 箇
Yihuang 箇
Lichuan 該
Chongren 該
Pingxiang 該
Ji'an 蓋
Taihe 箇
Xiajiang 該
Yingtan (Yujiang) 箇
Guixi 箇
Jianning 個
Jinxian 箇
Jinxi 箇
Le'an 該
Guangchang 改
Suichuan 底
Wan'an 介
Jing'an 箇
Zhangshu 該
Xingan 個
Fenyi 改
Hakka Changting 爾
Ninghua 只
Qingliu 這
Yudu 底
Ningdu 底
Ruijin 底
Shicheng 底
Xunwu 底
Huichang 底
Xingguo 界
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 這
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 這
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 這
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 這
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 這
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 這
Hongkong 這
Huizhou Jixi 爾
Shexian 這
Wuyuan 伊
Jin Taiyuan 這
Yangyuan 這
Datong 這
Xinzhou 這
Lüliang (Lishi) 這
Changzhi 這
Linhe 這
Jining 這
Hohhot 這
Erenhot 這
Pingshan 這
Zhangjiakou 這
Handan 這
Suide 這
Northern Min Jian'ou 𱕇
Eastern Min Fuzhou 只, 者, 嚽
Fuzhou (Changle) 這
Lianjiang 這
Fuqing 者
Pingtan 這
Yongtai 這
Minqing 這
Gutian 這
Pingnan 這
Luoyuan 這
Fu'an 這
Ningde 這
Xiapu 這
Zherong 這
Shouning 這
Zhouning 這
Fuding 這
Singapore (Fuqing) 這
Southern Min Xiamen 這
Xiamen (Tong'an) 這
Quanzhou 只, 這
Jinjiang 這
Nan'an 這
Shishi 這
Hui'an 這
Anxi 這
Yongchun 這
Dehua 這
Zhangzhou 這
Zhangzhou (Longhai) 這
Zhangzhou (Changtai) 這
Hua'an 這
Nanjing 這
Pinghe 這
Zhangpu 這
Yunxiao 這
Zhao'an 只
Dongshan 這
Taipei 這
Kinmen 這
Penang (Hokkien) 這
Singapore (Hokkien) 這
Manila (Hokkien) 這
Longyan 迄好
Zhangping 這
Chaozhou 只
Shantou 只
Jieyang 只
Haifeng 只
Singapore (Teochew) 只
Batam (Teochew) 只
Wenchang 這
Haikou 這
Singapore (Hainanese) 這
Puxian Min Putian 只蜀
Xianyou 只蜀
Central Min Yong'an 這
Sanming (Shaxian) 這
Shaojiang Min Guangze 當
Jiangle 者
Mingxi 只
Shunchang 這
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 亞
Shehua Cangnan 這
Jingning (Hexi) 個
Wu Shanghai 搿, 迭 dated, 第 obsolete
Shanghai (Songjiang) 搿
Shanghai (Fengxian) 格
Shanghai (Jinshan) 格
Shanghai (Chongming) 吉, 講, 葛 also that
Suzhou 該, 搿
Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang) 個
Wuxi 意
Changshu 俚
Jiaxing 葛
Jiashan 葛
Pinghu 葛
Haining (Yanguan) 葛
Tongxiang 葛
Haiyan 葛
Changzhou 資
Danyang 格
Nanjing (Gaochun) 格
Huzhou 格
Changxing 格
Anji 格
Deqing 葛
Hangzhou 葛
Hangzhou (Yuhang) 葛
Hangzhou (Lin'an) 葛
Hangzhou (Fuyang) 葛
Tonglu 葛
Tonglu (Wusheng) 個個
Shaoxing 咸
Zhuji 咸
Shengzhou 咸
Xinchang 咸
Ningbo 葛
Ningbo (Zhenhai) 葛
Yuyao 耶
Cixi 葛
Taizhou (Huangyan) 葛
Tiantai 葛
Sanmen 葛
Wenling 葛, 格
Wenzhou 個
Yueqing 個
Yongjia (Fenglin) 個
Rui'an 個
Pingyang 個
Taishun 這
Wencheng 個
Lishui 已
Qingtian 已
Jinyun 已
Songyang (Xiping) 益
Yunhe 益
Qingyuan 這
Longquan 搭
Suichang 益
Jiangshan 益
Changshan 益
Kaihua 益
Longyou 個
Jinhua 等, 待
Yiwu 吾
Yongkang 個
Pujiang 這, 吉
Dongyang 個
Wuyi 愛個
Lanxi 個
Shangrao 這
Shangrao (Guangfeng) 伊
Yushan 伊
Xiang Changsha 咯
Shuangfeng 咯

Etymology 4

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trad. 呢
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Pronunciation

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呢

  1. (Cantonese) hey; Used to raise attention of the listener

Etymology 5

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trad. 呢
simp. # 呢
alternative forms le

From clipping of English level.

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呢

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, gaming) levels (in a video game)
  2. (Hong Kong Cantonese, figuratively) levels in a society; social class
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Etymology 6

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trad. 呢
simp. # 呢

Pronunciation

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呢

  1. sound
  2. Alternative form of 䛏 (ní)

Etymology 7

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trad. 呢
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呢

  1. Only used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽 (ǎn mānī bēimēi hōng).

Etymology 8

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trad. 呢
simp. # 呢
alternative forms 年
哖

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呢

  1. (Southern Min) Used in some question words.

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Japanese

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Kanji

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呢

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

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  • Go-on: に (ni)、ねい (nei)
  • Kan-on: じ (ji)←ぢ (di, historical)、でい (dei)

Korean

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Hanja

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呢 (eum 니 (ni))

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Vietnamese

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Han character

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呢: Hán Nôm readings: ni, nài, nấy, nê, nỉ, nì, này

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