𦧺/ (laai2) vs 舐(lem2)

廣州話正音字典states that all the three characters 𦧺, 舔, 舐mean “to lick/lap” but that 𦧺[laai2] is Cantonese, 舔[tim2] is Mandarin, ... WordoftheMoment... 收音機sau1jam1gei1 radio AllForums |Help |Etiquette |CantoDict |CantoDictParser Customquiz(guestmode) Pleaseidentifythischaracter:bak1-northPleasechoose...飽定東冰面號丙識背北Ihavenoidea! ViewreportcardWelcome! LogIn Viewusermap CreateANewProfile RecentMessages Home > 2:PractiseCantonese/Chinese > Topic Advanced 𦧺/(laai2)vs舐(lem2)Postedbydomanlai  ForumList MessageList NewTopicdomanlai 𦧺/(laai2)vs舐(lem2)August24,201107:23PM Registered:02/22/2006Posts:883What'sthedifferencebetweenboth?Iknowitis𦧺for乾淨隻碟thenhowtouse舐?andwhat'sthecriteriatoknowwhenuseoneratherthantheother?TksReply QuoteCChiu Re:𦧺/(laai2)vs舐(lem2)August25,201102:06PM Registered:05/02/2004Posts:9,217廣州話正音字典statesthatallthethreecharacters𦧺,舔,舐mean“tolick/lap”butthat𦧺[laai2]isCantonese,舔[tim2]isMandarin,and舐[saai2]isliterary(usedmainlyinclassicalChineseidiomsuchas舐犢情深).粵語拼音字表hasno𦧺entry.Italsohas舔pronouncedas“tim2”,butithas舐pronouncedas“laai2”and“lem2”aswellas“saai2”.Reply Quotedomanlai Re:𦧺/(laai2)vs舐(lem2)August25,201106:41PM Registered:02/22/2006Posts:883TksSoyoumakenodifferencebetweenlaai2andlem2?Whatdoyouuseyourself?Reply QuoteCChiu Re:𦧺/(laai2)vs舐(lem2)August26,201104:02AM Registered:05/02/2004Posts:9,217Soyoumakenodifferencebetweenlaai2andlem2?Dictionarieshave:‘laai2’usedin𦧺嘴唇,𦧺乾淨隻碟‘lem2’usedin舐舐脷,嘴舐舐Notsureofexactlywherethedifferencelies.ButIhavethenotionthat𦧺canbeusedonanobjectthatcannotbeputinsidethemouth(likeaplate)whereas舐isusedonlyforanobjectthatcanbeputinsidethemouth(likeice-cream).Reply Quotedomanlai Re:𦧺/(laai2)vs舐(lem2)August29,201112:43PM Registered:02/22/2006Posts:883QuoteCChiu ButIhavethenotionthat𦧺canbeusedonanobjectthatcannotbeputinsidethemouth(likeaplate)whereas舐isusedonlyforanobjectthatcanbeputinsidethemouth(likeice-cream).Greatbecauseeventuallyittallieswithwhatihadendedupunderstanding.Reply Quote NewerTopic OlderTopicPrintView RSS1:CantoneseDiscussion2:PractiseCantonese/Chinese3:TranslateThis!4:AsianCinema5:AsianMusic6:Kitchenof食神8:TechTalk9:ParentsForum10:CantoDict11:LanguageExchange12:MandarinandotherlanguagesCantoneseForumAnnouncementsTestForum RecentMessages  Sponsors: One-on-OneOnlineChineseTutoring | ChineseLanguage|LearnSpanish ChineseLanguage |LearnChineseinChina |LearnMandarininChina |ChineseSchool |ChineseLessonsinLondonThisforum ispoweredbyPhorum. CopyrightAdamSheik石亞當- www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk- ContactUs