耐

耐 (Kangxi radical 126, 而+3, 9 strokes, cangjie input 一月木戈 (MBDI), four-corner 1420₀, composition ⿰而寸)

• 𭱈, 𪹅

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 962, character 1
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 28879
• Dae Jaweon: page 1409, character 24
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2811, character 3
• Unihan data for U+8010

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *nɯːs) : phonetic 而 (OC *njɯ) + semantic 寸.

STEDT compares this to 難 (OC *n̥ʰaːn, *naːns) and Proto-Tibeto-Burman *na-n/t (“ill, pain, sore, ache, difficult, evil spirit”)

耐

1. to be durable; to be able to withstand

   耐火  ―  nàihuǒ  ―  fire resistant

2. to bear; to endure

   吃苦耐勞／吃苦耐劳  ―  chīkǔnàiláo  ―  (literally) to consume bitterness and to endure hardship

3. (Cantonese, of time) long; taking a long time to happen

   我已經等咗好耐呀！ [Cantonese, trad.]
   我已经等咗好耐呀！ [Cantonese, simp.]

   ngo⁵ ji⁵ ging¹ dang² zo² hou² noi⁶ aa³! [Jyutping]

   I've already waited forever!

   架巴士咁耐都未嚟㗎？ [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]

   gaa³ baa¹ si^6-2 gam³ noi⁶ dou¹ mei⁶ lai⁴ gaa³? [Jyutping]

   Why is the bus taking so long to arrive?

4. (literary) to be worth; to merit; to deserve; to be worthy of
5. (literary) suitable; appropriate
6. (literary) an ancient punishment involving shaving one's beard and temples

• (to bear):

• (long):

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• (suitable):

耐

1. Alternative form of 能 (“to be able to”)

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

1. to withstand

• Go-on: ない (nai); のう (nō)
• Kan-on: だい (dai); どう (dō)
• Kan’yō-on: たい (tai, Jōyō)
• Kun: たえる (taeru, 耐える, Jōyō)

耐 (eumhun 견딜 내 (gyeondil nae))

1. Hanja form^? of 내 (“endure, bear”).
2. Hanja form^? of 내 (“resist”).
3. Hanja form^? of 내 (“patient”).

耐: Hán Việt readings: nại[1]
耐: Nôm readings: nại[1][2], nề[1][2], nài[2]

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