事體

Chinese

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Noun

事體

1. (literary or Puxian Min, Wu) thing; matter

   搿樁事體儂就覅講了！ [Shanghainese, trad.]
   搿桩事体侬就覅讲了！ [Shanghainese, simp.]

   ⁸geq-tsaon ⁶zy-thi ⁶non ⁶zhieu ⁶viau ⁵kaon ⁰leq [Wugniu]

   Don't talk about that thing!

   • 薛蟠便把湘蓮前後事體說了一遍。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     薛蟠便把湘莲前后事体说了一遍。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18^th century CE

     Xuē Pán biàn bǎ Xiānglián qiánhòu shìtǐ shuō le yī biàn.

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   • 聽說府裡大人不見他父親，已到衙門裡頭求師爺去了，吳氏便知事體不好，立刻叫人把三班頭兒請來。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     听说府里大人不见他父亲，已到衙门里头求师爷去了，吴氏便知事体不好，立刻叫人把三班头儿请来。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1907 CE, Liu E, The Travels of Lao Can

     Tīng shuō fǔ lǐ dàrén bù jiàn tā fùqīn, yǐ dào yámén lǐtóu qiú shīyé qù le, Wú shì biàn zhī shìtǐ bùhǎo, lìkè jiào rén bǎ sān bān tóu'ér qǐng lái.

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   • 拗分個事體末常莊有。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
     拗分个事体末常庄有。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

     From: 2011, Hu Baotan, Longtang, page 4

     ¹au-fen-gheq ⁶zy-thi-meq ⁶zan-tsaon ⁶yeu [Wugniu]

     Blackmail is a very frequent matter.

   • 勿來三個呀！一直迭能想個閒話，我是殺手搿樁事體勿就撥人家曉得了。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
     勿来三个呀！一直迭能想个闲话，我是杀手搿桩事体勿就拨人家晓得了。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

     From: 2022, 上海话阿尼亚这么可爱？？沪语配音【间谍过家家】！

     ⁶veq₈-le-se ⁰gheq ⁰ya ⁷iq-jiq ⁸diq-nen ⁵shian ⁰gheq ⁶ghe-gho ⁶wu ⁶zy ⁷saq-seu ⁸geq-tsaon ⁶zy-thi ⁶veq₈-jieu ⁷peq ⁶gnin-ka ⁵shiau-teq-leq [Wugniu]

     That's not ok! If I keep thinking like this, the thing about me being an assassin would be known to everyone!

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