佢

佢 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+5, 7 strokes, cangjie input 人尸尸 (OSS), four-corner 2121₇, composition ⿰亻巨)

• KangXi: not present, would follow page 100, character 2
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 538
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 120, character 5
• Unihan data for U+4F62

Phono-semantic compound (形聲) : semantic 亻 + phonetic 巨 (OC *ɡaʔ).

From the initial *k-series of Old Chinese third-person pronouns, cognate with 其 (OC *ɡɯ). Also compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *ge(e)ʔ, whence Khmer គេ (kei, “they; he; she”) (Schuessler, 2007).

In standard Cantonese, the tone has assimilated with the other personal pronouns: 我 (ngo⁵), 你 (nei⁵).

Prior the use of 佢, 渠 was also used in some novels and newspapers, such as 老婆奴續編／老婆奴续编 (1926). The character 渠 is still preferred in lects such as Wu and sometimes Gan.

佢

1. (Cantonese, Hakka, Gan, Min Bei, Min Zhong, vernacular) he; she; they; it (third person singular pronoun)

   佢有三個大佬。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   佢有三个大佬。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   keoi⁵ jau⁵ saam¹ go³ daai⁶ lou². [Jyutping]

   S/he has three elder brothers.

   唔好搞佢啦。 [Cantonese]  ―  m⁴ hou² gaau² keoi⁵ laa¹. [Jyutping]  ―  Don't bother him/her/it.

   佢個鼻好大。／佢个鼻好大。 [Cantonese]  ―  keoi⁵ go³ bei⁶ hou² daai⁶. [Jyutping]  ―  His/her/its nose is very big.

• “佢”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
• 清末民初的粵語書寫（修訂版）, p336-337

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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• On (unclassified): きょ (kyo)
• Kun: かれ (kare)

佢 (eumhun 그 거 (geu geo))

1. Hanja form^? of 거 (“he, him”).

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

佢: Hán Nôm readings: cừ

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