𠺪

See also: 𠯏 and 𰇜
𠺪 U+20EAA, 𠺪
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-20EAA
← 𠺩
[U+20EA9] 		CJK Unified Ideographs Extension B 𠺫 →
[U+20EAB]

Translingual

Han character

𠺪 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+10, 13 strokes, composition ⿰口氣)

References

Chinese
trad. 𠺪
simp. 𠯏
alternative forms 𰇜
hea

Etymology

Lau (2014) suggests influence from a northern Sunwui dialect, where /pʰ/ in pea is reduced to /h/. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

Verb

𠺪 (Cantonese)

  1. to kill time; to hang around
  2. to do something without putting much care or effort into it
  3. to go through the motions; to give a carefree response; to beat around the bush; to treat someone lightly
  4. (dated or uncommon) to place things casually; to disperse (with an outward motion)

Adjective

𠺪 (Cantonese)

  1. slack; casual; perfunctory; without or with little care or effort
  2. slack; undemanding; with little workload

Adverb

𠺪 (Cantonese)

  1. without or with little care or effort; perfunctorily; indifferently; negligently

Descendants
  • Hong Kong English: hea
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