嗲

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嗲	U+55F2, 嗲 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-55F2

CJK Unified Ideographs

Translingual

Han character

嗲 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 口金大弓 (RCKN), four-corner 6802₇, composition ⿰口爹)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 204, character 11
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 669, character 7
Unihan data for U+55F2

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声): semantic 口 + phonetic 爹 (OC *daːʔ, *tjaː).

Etymology 1

trad.		嗲
simp. ^#		嗲

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): diǎ, diē

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄚˇ, ㄉㄧㄝ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): nyia¹
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): de²

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ie²
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁵tia / ³tia

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: diǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: diǎ
  - Wade–Giles: tia³
  - Yale: dyǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dea
  - Palladius: дя (dja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ä²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: diē
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄝ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: die
  - Wade–Giles: tieh¹
  - Yale: dyē
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: die
  - Palladius: де (de)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɛ⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: nyia¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: nia
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nʲia⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: de²
  - Yale: dé
  - Cantonese Pinyin: de²
  - Guangdong Romanization: dé²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɛː³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ie²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iɛ⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵tia
  - MiniDict: tia^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²tia
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /tia³⁴/
- (Northern: Suzhou, Ningbo)
  - Wugniu: ³tia
  - MiniDict: tia^上
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /tiɑ⁵¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /tia³²⁵/

Definitions

嗲

(dialectal) coy; acting spoiled or flirtatious
(Cantonese) (of a child, girl, woman, pet, etc.) to act coy, childish, or cute to someone who loves or dotes on them, in order to fulfil their wish or display their affection
Synonyms: 撒嬌 / 撒娇 (sājiāo), 發嗲 / 发嗲 (fādiǎ)
(originally Shanghainese) good; pleasing; outstanding; fashionable; aspiring
昨日隻電影老嗲個。
昨日只电影老嗲个。
⁸zoq-gniq₈ ⁷tsaq ⁶di-in₅ ⁶lau ⁵tia-gheq₈
The movie yesterday was really great.

嗲人背嗲包，嗲人戴嗲錶。
嗲人背嗲包，嗲人戴嗲表。
⁵tia-gnin₆ ¹pe ⁵tia-pau₁ ⁵tia-gnin₆ ⁵ta ⁵tia-piau₅
Posh folks carry posh bags, posh folks wear posh watches.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 好 (“good”)

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		好, 良, 善, 佳
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		好, 良好, 美好, 佳
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	好, 強
	Taiwan	好
	Singapore	好
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	好, 賽, 強
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	好, 嫽
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	好
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	好, 傲
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	好
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	好, 㜺
Cantonese	Guangzhou	好, 㜺
	Hong Kong	好
	Taishan	好
	Yangjiang	好
	Singapore (Guangfu)	好
Gan	Nanchang	好
Hakka	Meixian	好, 㜺
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	好
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	好
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	好
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	好
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	好
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	好
Jin	Taiyuan	好
Northern Min	Jian'ou	好
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	好
Southern Min	Xiamen	好
	Tainan	好
	Penang (Hokkien)	好
	Singapore (Hokkien)	好
	Manila (Hokkien)	好
	Chaozhou	好
	Singapore (Teochew)	好
	Singapore (Hainanese)	好
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	好
Wu	Shanghai	好, 㜺, 靈, 嗲
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	畢㜺
	Shanghai (Chuansha, Pudong)	出客
	Shanghai (Nanhui, Pudong)	出客
	Shanghai (Fengxian)	靈
	Shanghai (Jinshan)	靈
	Suzhou	好, 㜺
	Wenzhou	好
Xiang	Changsha	好
Xiang	Shuangfeng	好

Compounds

Etymology 2

trad.		嗲
simp. ^#		嗲

From Teochew 茶 (tê⁵, “tea”).

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): de¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: de¹
  - Yale: dē
  - Cantonese Pinyin: de¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: dé¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɛː⁵⁵/

Definitions

嗲

(Cantonese) to chat

Derived terms

口水多過嗲 / 口水多过嗲 (Cantonese)
啱嗲 (Cantonese)
席嗲 (Cantonese)
搭嗲 (daap³ de¹) (Cantonese)
收嗲 (sau¹ de¹) (Cantonese)

Etymology 3

trad.		嗲
simp. ^#		嗲

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): de⁴

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: de⁴
  - Yale: dèh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: de⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: dé⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɛː²¹/

Definitions

嗲 (Cantonese)

The sound of dripping.
to drip; to trickle

Compounds

嗲嗲渧 (Cantonese)

Etymology 4

trad.		嗲
simp. ^#		嗲
alternative forms		襶袳

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): de²

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: de²
  - Yale: dé
  - Cantonese Pinyin: de²
  - Guangdong Romanization: dé²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɛː³⁵/

Definitions

嗲

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Compounds

Etymology 5

trad.		嗲
simp. ^#		嗲

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): diē (die¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄝ
Cantonese (Jyutping): de¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: diē
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄝ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: die
  - Wade–Giles: tieh¹
  - Yale: dyē
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: die
  - Palladius: де (de)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɛ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: de¹
  - Yale: dē
  - Cantonese Pinyin: de¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: dé¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɛː⁵⁵/

Definitions

嗲

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Compounds

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