“尬舞”源流考

A Study of the Source and Development of “GaWu”

“尬舞”来自台湾闽南语,“尬”的含义是“比试、较量”,但“尬”是记音字。“尬”之本义是“尴尬”,在汉语史中主要以“尴尬”的形式出现,一般不能单独运用,也没有构词能力。“尬舞”传入大陆以后,人们见文识义的心理将其认为“尴尬地跳舞”,并出现了一系列“尬”类词语,表达一种难为情和无所适从的状态。

“Gawu”comes from Hokkien of Taiwan.The meaning of“ga”is“contest”,but“ga”is a phonetic word.Its original meaning is“ganga(awkwardness or embarrassment)”,which mainly appears in the form of“ganga”in the history of Chinese language.Generally,it cannot be used alone,neither can it be used to form words.After“gawu”was introduced to the mainland,people misinterpreted it as“awkward dance”by taking it too literally.Thus a series of“ga”words appeared to express a state of embarrassment and disorientation.