孬

孬 U+5B6C, 孬
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5B6C
← 孫
[U+5B6B]
CJK Unified Ideographs 孭 →
[U+5B6D]

Translingual

Han character

孬 (Kangxi radical 39, 子+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 一火女弓木 (MFVND), four-corner 10447, composition ⿱不好)

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 280, character 1
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6989
  • Dae Jaweon: page 548, character 21
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 8 (in addendum), page 18, character 10
  • Unihan data for U+5B6C

Chinese

trad. 孬
simp. # 孬

Glyph origin

Ideogrammic compound (會意/会意) : 不 (“no, not”) + 好 (“good, well”).

Etymology 1

In some varieties, 不 + 好.

For Hangzhounese "cannot", see 好.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Standarin: contraction of something with 好?”)

Pronunciation


Definitions

孬

  1. (regional, informal) not good
  2. (regional, informal) cowardly, contemptible
  3. (Hangzhounese) cannot

Compounds

Etymology 2

Contraction of 唔好.

Pronunciation


Definitions

孬

  1. (Teochew, Zhao'an Hokkien) not good; bad; poor
    好抑是孬 [Teochew]  ―  ho2 a1 si6 mo2 [Peng'im]  ―  good or not
    孬人 [Teochew]  ―  mo2 nang5 [Peng'im]  ―  bad person
    孬食死 [Teochew]  ―  mo2 ziah8 si2 [Peng'im]  ―  very hard to stomach
  2. (Teochew) rude; unreasonable
  3. (Teochew) cannot; may not
  4. (Teochew) don't
Synonyms

Compounds

Pronunciation


Definitions

孬

  1. (Sichuanese) not good; bad; inferior

Vietnamese

Han character

孬: Hán Việt readings: nạo[1], khoái[2]
孬: Nôm readings: nao[3]

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References

  1. Trần (1999).
  2. Nguyễn (1974).
  3. Trần (2004).
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