| 瓦 | 469C30 31.70 | 部居  | 畫數 5 | ㄨㄚˇ [wa3] (*ㄨㄚˋ [wa4] ). | ||
| N. | (1) A roof tile: 寧作玉碎，不為瓦全 rather be a broken jade than a whole piece of tile--prefer death or ruin to dishonor; 他人瓦上霜 the frost on neighbor’s roof--none of one's business; 弄瓦 (AC) allu. when a girl baby is born, let her play with tiles--hence give birth to baby girl (see 瓦瑤 [wa3yao2]↓). (2) An earthenware: 瓦器，互罐 [wa3qi4], [wa3guan4]↓: 黃鐘毀棄，瓦釜雷鳴 (LL, allu.) earthen pots making a lot of noise instead of the classical bells--said of bombastic politicians in power while god men are out. | |||||
| V.t. | 瓦瓦 (*[wa4wa3]) put tiles on roof; 瓦刀 [wa4dao1]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 瓦卜 [wa2bu3], n., (MC) to break up a tile and read the line of cleavage for divination. 2. 瓦碴兒 [wa3cha2er0], n., broken tiles. 3. 瓦器 [wa3qi4], n., crude earthenware. 4. 瓦刀 *[wa4dao1], n., a trowel for laying tiles on roof. 5. 瓦房 [wa3fang2], n., house with brick roof. 6. 瓦溝 [wa3gou1], n., roof sill. 7. 瓦罐 [wa3guan4], n., earthen jar. 8. 瓦合 [wa3he2], adj., as in 瓦合之眾 rabble troops. 9. 瓦灰 [wa3hui1], adj., deep grey. 10. 瓦匠 [wa3jiang4], n., a mason for laying roof. 11. 瓦解 [wa2jie3], v.i., to break up (like defeated army); [wa3jie3], disintegrate. 12. 瓦塊（兒） [wa3kuai4] ([wa3kua4er0]), n., broken tiles. 13. 瓦楞帽 [wa3leng2mao4], n., formerly, common man’s hat with depression in middle, dist. 方巾 gentlemen's hat. 14. 瓦裂 [wa3lie4], v.i., see [wa2jie3]↑. 15. 瓦木作 [wa3mu4zuo4], n., shop combining carpentry and bricklaying. 16. 瓦舍 [wa3she4], n., (1) a brick house; (2) (Suhng Dyn.) a brothel, orig. brothel for barracks. 17. 瓦斯 [wa3si1], n., (translit.) gas. 18. 瓦特 [wa3te4], n., (translit.) watt. 19. 瓦作 [wa3zuo4], n., bricklaying profession. 20. 瓦子 [wa3zi3], n., see [wa3she4]↑. 21. 瓦瑤 [wa3yao2], n., (1) brick kiln; (2) (facet.) a woman who gives birth only to girls (see 弄瓦 under 瓦 N.1↑). | |||||