= y + e3
(Cantonese) thing / matter / stuff
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How to pronounce 嘢

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

By Matthias • updated 2 months ago
+ e3 final

In the elevator’s living room.

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嘢 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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= y + e3
old variant of 野[ye3]
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= y + e3
erroneous variant of 野[ye3]
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= y + e3
field / plain / open space / limit / boundary / rude / feral
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Characters with 嘢 as component

嘢 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 嘢

what? (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 什麼|什么[shen2 me5]
what? (Cantonese) (Mandarin equivalent: 什麼|什么[shen2 me5])

Sentences with 嘢

嘢 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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(Cantonese) thing / matter / stuff

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