粵

粵 (Kangxi radical 119, 米+7, 13 strokes, cangjie input 竹田一女尸 (HWMVS), four-corner 2620₇, composition ⿱⿵⿱丿冂釆亏)

• 𠿋 𤀀 𥜊 𥣄 𦆒 𧒹 𧞄 𨆗 𠟲

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 909, character 31
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 5, page 3149, character 4
• Unihan data for U+7CB5

Historical forms of the character 粵
Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)	Libian (compiled in Qing)
Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts	Clerical script

A specialization of 雩 (OC *qʰʷla, *ɢʷla) by modification of 雨 (Chi, 2010).

Shuowen interprets it as an ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 宷 + 亏.

Related to 越 (OC *ɢʷad, “Yue; Viet”). See there for more.

粵

1. (historical) Yue people; Baiyue people
2. Guangdong

   粵語／粤语  ―  yuèyǔ  ―  Cantonese language

3. Guangdong and Guangxi

   兩粵／两粤  ―  liǎngyuè  ―  Guangdong and Guangxi

4. Short for 粵語／粤语 (yuèyǔ, “Cantonese”).

   粵音／粤音  ―  yuèyīn  ―  Cantonese pronunciation

   精通國粵英／精通国粤英  ―  jīngtōng Guó Yuè Yīng  ―  fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese, and English

5. (informal, punning) Alternative form of 越 (“more”), usually in reference to the Cantonese language.

   要我哋收聲，我哋粵大聲！ [Cantonese, trad.]
   要我哋收声，我哋粤大声！ [Cantonese, simp.]

   jiu³ ngo⁵ dei⁶ sau¹ seng¹, ngo⁵ dei⁶ jyut⁶ daai⁶ seng¹! [Jyutping]

   If you want us to shut up, we'll be even louder! (a 2010 slogan protesting restriction of usage of Cantonese)

   《粵講越掂》 [Cantonese, trad.]
   《粤讲越掂》 [Cantonese, simp.]

   “jyut⁶ gong² jyut⁶ dim⁶” [Jyutping]

   "the more you speak, the steadier [your Cantonese becomes]" (the name of a TV show by GDTV Pearl River Channel focusing on the Cantonese language)

   《粵講粵㜺鬼》 [Cantonese, trad.]
   《粤讲粤𫲗鬼》 [Cantonese, simp.]

   “jyut⁶ gong² jyut⁶ zaan² gwai²” [Jyutping]

   "Cantoxicating" (the name of a TV show by TVB)

   • (Can we date this quote?), “央廣粵語”, in Facebook‎:

     粵聽粵有feel／粤听粤有feel [Cantonese]  ―  jyut⁶ teng¹ jyut⁶ jau⁵ fiu¹ [Jyutping]  ―  the more one listens, the more one feels it

Related to the particles 曰 (OC *ɢʷad) and 越 (OC *ɢʷad). Smith (2012) proposes this to be derived from the prepositional phrase *于之 (OC *ɢʷa tjɯ).

粵

1. ^† A particle.
   1. Used in the beginning of a clause to express a prudent tone.

      • 粵其聞日，宗室之俊有四百人，民獻儀九萬夫，予敬以終於此謀繼嗣圖功。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
        粤其闻日，宗室之俊有四百人，民献仪九万夫，予敬以终于此谋继嗣图功。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

        From: The Book of Han, circa 1^st century CE

        Yuè qí wén rì, zōngshì zhī jùn yǒu sì bǎi rén, mín xiànyí jiǔ wàn fū, yǔ jìng yǐ zhōng yú cǐ móu jìsì túgōng. [Pinyin]

        (please add an English translation of this usage example)

      • 粵以四月甲申朔旬有六日己亥，上及中宮，歷覽臺觀。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
        粤以四月甲申朔旬有六日己亥，上及中宫，历览台观。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

        From: 632 C.E., 魏徵 (Wei Zheng) 《九成宮醴泉碑銘》

        Yuè yǐ sìyuè jiǎ shēn shuò xún yǒu liù rì jǐhài, shàng jí zhōnggōng, lì lǎn tái guān. [Pinyin]

        (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   2. Used in the middle of a clause. (clarification of this definition is needed)

      • 尚粵其幾，淪神域兮。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
        尚粤其几，沦神域兮。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

        From: The Book of Han, circa 1^st century CE

        Shàng yuè qí jǐ, lún shén yù xī. [Pinyin]

        (please add an English translation of this usage example)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

粵

1. ^† generous; favourable

• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A03064
• “粵”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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• On (unclassified): えつ (etsu); おち (ochi)
• Kun: ここに (kokoni, 粵に)

粵 (eumhun 말이 내킬 월 (mari naekil wol))

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粵: Hán Nôm readings: việt

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