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	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↑).