Talk:甩

Why is it that the Cantonese reading is so different from the Mandarin? 71.66.97.228 19:11, 23 April 2011 (UTC)Reply

They are etymologically different. — justin(r)leung _{{ (t...) | c=› }} 09:32, 25 March 2016 (UTC)Reply

Actually maybe not. See the current etymology — justin(r)leung _{{ (t...) | c=› }} 02:13, 27 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

Is there a Middle Chinese reading of this character? 71.66.97.228 19:11, 23 April 2011 (UTC)Reply

No. Wyang (talk) 22:30, 25 March 2016 (UTC)Reply

@Wyang There seems to be a vague similarity between the Min Nan and Wu readings? Any ideas about their etymology (especially in relation to the other lects)? — justin(r)leung _{{ (t...) | c=› }} 04:49, 27 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

In Shanghai this could represent two pronunciations: 2hue and 4huaq. In my opinion, 2hue may derive from 3gue (摜), and 4huaq (e.g. 甩水) from 劃 or 滑. Not sure how these would relate to Min Nan though, if at all. Wyang (talk) 23:01, 27 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

@Wyang: thanks for your input! Do you know if Min Nan hiù has any cognates in Min Dong? — justin(r)leung _{{ (t...) | c=› }} 23:07, 27 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

I think this is the same as Fuzhou 戽 hó, also meaning “sprinkle”. There is a very similar word 㧾 hók, meaning “to hit”, sometimes also “to toss”. Wyang (talk) 00:23, 28 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

@Wyang Hokkien also uses 戽 (hòo) and 㧾 (hut, also written 拂 or 𢪱), which are different from hiù. Hmm... — justin(r)leung _{{ (t...) | c=› }} 01:49, 28 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

why is the composition ⿻⿵冂𠄠乚 and not ⿻⿵冂二乚? is there any specific reason for this?