Translingual

Han character

㗑 (radical 30 口+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 口竹手十 (RHQJ), composition ⿰口拜)

References

• KangXi: not present, would follow page 201, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 656, character 6
• Unihan data for U+35D1

Chinese

Pronunciation

Definitions

㗑

1. (literary) an oboe-like double reed wind instrument made of bamboo, used by the Li people of Hainan, China (similar to a suona)
2. (literary) a wind instrument of the Wa people of Yunnan, China
3. (particle) same as 唄／呗 (bei) - a final particle showing lack of enthusiasm

Usage notes

• Because this character is so obscure, it cannot be displayed by most standard fonts. Online websites generally use 口拜 (intended to be read as a single character) or 拜 (bài) instead.
• The 㗑 discussed in definition 1 may also be called 利拉羅／利拉罗 (lìlāluó) or 竹嗩吶／竹唢呐.

References

• “拜”, in Baidu On-line Encyclopedia (in Mandarin), accessed 2007-12-06
• “picture of a bai”, in www.hnphoto.com.cn (in Mandarin), accessed 2007-12-06
• “Unihan data for U+35D1”, in Unihan Database (in English), accessed 2007-12-06

Vietnamese

Han character

㗑 (bới, bời, bái, bối)

Synonyms

• 唄
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Readings

• Nôm: bới, vái, bối, bái

References

• Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
• Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
• Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm , NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999