饱嗝 (bǎo gé) — belch; burp (especially after a full meal)

Definition

noun
belchburp (especially after a full meal)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 饱嗝。
    Tā dǎ le yí gè bǎo gé.
    He let out a belch.
  • 饱嗝。
    Chī wán fàn hòu tā dǎ le ge bǎo gé.
    After finishing the meal, she burped.
  • 饱嗝。
    bǎo gé De shēng yīn tài xiǎng le.
    The sound of the burp was too loud.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

饱bǎofull
嗝gébelch

饱 means full and 嗝 means belch; together they name a belch after eating too much.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 飽; 饱 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
食食shífood
Sound part声符shēngfú
包
包bāo飽bǎo
Same sound today

The traditional form 飽 uses 食 to mark food/eating and 包 for the sound.

Open 饱 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
鬲
鬲gé嗝gé(r)
Same sound today

In 嗝, 口 shows the mouth, and 鬲 gives the sound gé.

Open 嗝 →

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