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喝: to drink | to shout

By December 27, 2013April 30th, 2014Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

 

喝 hē

verb
: to drink; My goodness!

飲 yǐn: to drink

喝 hè

verb
: to shout

Kun Reading
none applicable
“drinking” verb のむ nomu:

飲む | のむ nomu

godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to drink; to gulp; to swallow
: to smoke (tobacco)
: to engulf; to overwhelm
: to keep down; to suppress
: to accept (e.g. demand, condition)
: to make light of; to conceal

On Reading

かつ katsu

interjection | noun
: exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen)
: (Noun) scolding or threatening with a shout

 Usage:

喝 he1: to drink
喝光 he1guang1: to drink up/finish
喝醉 he1zui4: to get drunk
[飲んだくれる | のんだくれる nondakureru: to get dead drunk]
喝斥 he1chi4: to berate; to excoriate; to chide
吃喝 chi1he1: food and drink; diet
怒喝 nu4he1: fulminate/protest
[怒る | おこる okoru
: to get angry; to get mad
: to tell someone off; to scold]


喝 he4: to shout
喝令 he4ling4: to shout an order or command
喝采 he4cai3: acclaim; cheer
[かっさい kassai: acclamation; applause; ovation; cheers]
喝倒彩 he4 dao4cai3: to boo or jeer (a sign of displeasure at an actor)
吆喝 yao1he4: shout
叱喝 chi4he4: to shout at; berate
[叱る | しかる shikaru: to scold] godan verb with ru ending]
呵喝 he1he4: to shout loudly; bellow; berate
[呵る | しかる shikaru: to scold] godan verb with ru ending]
呼喝 hu1he4: to shout
嗔喝 chen1he4: to yell at someone in rage



Japanese Common Word/Expression
喝破 | かっぱ kappa
: arguing someone down; scolding; rebuking; correcting
: proclaiming (the truth); expounding

喝を入れる| かつをいれる katsu o ireru (ichidan verb)
: to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.)
: to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone; to give someone a pep talk

Chinese idiom
喝西北風[风] he1 xi1 bei3 feng1
: lit. drink the northwest wind: cold and hungry

呼來喝去 hu1 lai2 he4 qu4
: to call to come and shout to go: to yell orders; always bossing people around

開鑼[开锣]喝道 kai1 luo2 he4 dao4
: to clear a street by banging gongs and shouting loudly

 Etymology:


形声 Pictophonetic.
口 (kou3: mouth) suggests the meaning while
(he2: why? what? where?) provides the sound.



 Examples:


水要喝多一點。氣水喝少一點
shui3 yao1 he1 duo1 yi1dian3. qi4 shui3 he1 shao3 yi1dian3.
It is vital to drink more water, and less carbonated drinks.

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary