嚡 (hai) - Dialectal word meaning coarse, rough, or grating & used in Wu Chinese dialects like Shanghainese to

嚡Tone 5

hai ｜ 18 strokes ｜ radical:

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嚡 · hai

Dialectal word meaning coarse, rough, or grating;

used in Wu Chinese dialects like Shanghainese to describe texture or sound quality.

Dialectal word meaning coarse, rough, or gratingused in Wu Chinese dialects like Shanghainese to

Usage highlights

rough clothhoarse voicecoarse surfacegrating soundrough texture

Synonyms

  • 粗— coarse, rough
  • 糙— rough, coarse

Antonyms

  • 滑— smooth, slippery
  • 细— fine, delicate

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • This cloth feels rough (布嚡嚡响).
  • His voice sounds hoarse (声音嚡嚡响).
  • The surface is coarse (表面嚡嚡).

Collocations

  • rough cloth(布嚡)
  • hoarse voice(声音嚡)
  • coarse surface(表面嚡)
  • grating sound(嚡嚡响)
  • rough texture(质感嚡)

Idioms

  • Rough and grating(嚡嚡响)
  • Coarse to the touch(摸起来嚡嚡)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in Wu Chinese dialects, especially in Shanghai and surrounding regions.
  • Often appears in colloquial speech to describe unpleasant textures or sounds.
  • Represents a regional linguistic feature rather than standard Mandarin vocabulary.

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