Talk:甩

Cantonese
Why is it that the Cantonese reading is so different from the Mandarin? 71.66.97.228 19:11, 23 April 2011 (UTC)
 * They are etymologically different. — justin(r)leung { (t...) 09:32, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Actually maybe not. See the current etymology — justin(r)leung { (t...) 02:13, 27 January 2017 (UTC)

Middle Chinese
Is there a Middle Chinese reading of this character? 71.66.97.228 19:11, 23 April 2011 (UTC)
 * No. Wyang (talk) 22:30, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

Etymology for Min Nan/Wu
There seems to be a vague similarity between the Min Nan and Wu readings? Any ideas about their etymology (especially in relation to the other lects)? — justin(r)leung { (t...) 04:49, 27 January 2017 (UTC)
 * In Shanghai this could represent two pronunciations: 2hue and 4huaq. In my opinion, 2hue may derive from 3gue (摜), and 4huaq (e.g. 甩水) from 劃 or 滑. Not sure how these would relate to Min Nan though, if at all. Wyang (talk) 23:01, 27 January 2017 (UTC)
 * thanks for your input! Do you know if Min Nan hiù has any cognates in Min Dong? — justin(r)leung { (t...) 23:07, 27 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I think this is the same as Fuzhou 戽 hó, also meaning “sprinkle”. There is a very similar word 㧾 hók, meaning “to hit”, sometimes also “to toss”. Wyang (talk) 00:23, 28 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Hokkien also uses 戽 (hòo) and 㧾 (hut, also written 拂 or 𢪱), which are different from hiù. Hmm... — justin(r)leung { (t...) 01:49, 28 January 2017 (UTC)

composition
why is the composition ⿻⿵冂𠄠乚 and not ⿻⿵冂二乚? is there any specific reason for this?