nei4妮
Jyutpingnei4
Yalenèih
Definition
A character commonly used in the transliteration of foreign female names.
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How it's used
This character is almost exclusively used as a phonetic loan for the sound 'ni' in Western female names. It carries a feminine connotation because of the radical, making it a standard choice for transliterating names like Annie, Nicole, or Stephanie. You will rarely see it used outside of names or specific transliterated terms.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
