垃圾

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (垃圾) 垃 圾
simp. #(垃圾) 垃 圾
alternative forms
 
擸𢶍
磖磼
𧞪䙣
𧙀䙣
儠㒎
擸𢶍
磖磼
𧞪䙣
𧙀䙣
儠㒎
𦆻颯/𦆻飒
拉颯/拉飒
垃靸
垃趿

Etymology

From earlier 擸𢶍 (làsā, lèsè, “to jumble; jumble; litter”). Reduplication derived from a root (*lap or *sap) meaning "untidy, unclean".

Second syllable of the Mainland Mandarin reading lājī is irregular, resulting from the incorrect association of the rare character in its obsolete form 靸 (sǎ) with the usual pronunciation of its phonetic component (及 (jí)).

Cognate with 邋遢 (lāta, “unclean, untidy, unkempt”) (> 邋邋遢遢, 邋裡邋遢/邋里邋遢).

Pronunciation 1


Note: lah4 sab4 - Shantou.
  • Wu
    • (Shanghainese)
      • Wiktionary: 3la-xi; 5leq-seq
      • Sinological IPA (key): /la̱²² ɕi⁴⁴/, /ləʔ¹¹ səʔ²³/
Note:
  • 3la xi - modern, influenced by Mandarin;
  • 5leq seq - near-obsolete.

Noun

垃圾

  1. (literally) garbage; rubbish; trash; waste; refuse; junk
    清理垃圾  ―  qīnglǐ lājī  ―  to clean up the rubbish
    扔垃圾  ―  rēng lājī  ―  to litter
  2. (figuratively) rubbish (a valueless thing)
  3. (computing, Internet, prefix) junk messages; spam; unsolicited messages
    垃圾郵箱/垃圾邮箱  ―  lājī yóuxiāng  ―  spam folder
    我昨天收到了三十多條垃圾短信。 [MSC, trad.]
    我昨天收到了三十多条垃圾短信。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ zuótiān shōudào le sānshí duō tiáo lājī duǎnxìn. [Pinyin]
    I received over 30 spam text messages yesterday.
Synonyms
  • (garbage):
Derived terms

Adjective

垃圾

  1. (colloquial) very bad; rubbish
    電影太垃圾了!/电影太垃圾了!  ―  Diànyǐng tài lājī le!  ―  This movie is so shit!
Synonyms

Pronunciation 2


Adjective

垃圾

  1. (Min Nan, Hakka) dirty; unhygienic
  2. (Hakka) haunted
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Further reading

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