啲

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啲 U+5572, 啲
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5572
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Translingual

Han character

啲 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 口竹日戈 (RHAI), composition ⿰口的)

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 196, character 26
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 1, page 642, character 9
  • Unihan data for U+5572

Chinese

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.
 啲
alternative forms
 
D nonstandard
d nonstandard
o的 nonstandard
的
尐
D nonstandard
d nonstandard
o的 nonstandard
的
尐
滴 Mainland China
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  • 啲 (Cantonese)

Possibly an alternative form of 滴 (“a very small quantity”). Compare Zhuang di. Printed form appeared in literature 花箋記 (usage of the character in the literature is different from Cantonese vernacular use).

Pronunciation

Definitions

啲

  1. (Cantonese) a few; a little bit; some
    好靚生果。買啲啦，小姐。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
    好靓生果。买啲啦，小姐。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]
    hou2 leng3 saang1 gwo2. maai5 di1 laa1, siu2 ze2.
    Very nice fruits. Buy a few, miss.
    啲西瓜好甜。 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
    di1 sai1 gwaa1 hou2 tim4.
    The watermelon is sweet.
    洗埋啲衫啦！ [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
    sai2 maai4 di1 saam1 laa1!
    Finish washing the clothes!
    上海啲嘢食 [Cantonese]  ―  soeng6 hoi2 di1 je5 sik6   ―  Shanghainese food
  2. (Cantonese, used after adjectives and certain verbs) a bit; a bit more
    聽日要早啲起身。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    听日要早啲起身。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    ting1 jat6 jiu3 zou2 di1 hei2 san1.
    You need to get up earlier tomorrow.
    食快啲啦！ [Cantonese]  ―  sik6 faai3 di1 laa1!   ―  Eat faster!
    張檯要搬入啲。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    张台要搬入啲。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    zoeng1 toi4 jiu3 bun1 jap6 di1.
    The table needs to be moved in a bit.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 些 (“some, a few”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 些
Mandarin Taiwan 些
Singapore 些
Cantonese Guangzhou 啲
Hong Kong 啲
Taishan 尼
Singapore (Guangfu) 啲
Hakka Meixian 兜
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 兜
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 兜
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 兜
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 兜
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 兜
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 兜
Southern Min Xiamen 寡
Zhangzhou 寡
Tainan 寡
Singapore (Hokkien) 寡
Manila (Hokkien) 寡
Shantou 撮
Jieyang 撮
Singapore (Teochew) 撮
Wu Shanghai 眼, 點, 些 formal or Mandarin-influenced
Wenzhou 厘兒
Compounds

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.
 啲

Pronunciation

Definitions

啲 (Southern Min)

  1. Alternative form of 咧 (“-ing”)

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.
 啲

Pronunciation

Definitions

啲

  1. Only used in 啲咑.

References

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