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Chinese
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get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to
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idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.)
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simp. and trad. (得意)
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得
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意
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Pronunciation
Adjective
得意
- (of a person) successful
- 他情場得意。/他情场得意。 ― Tā qíngchǎng déyì. ― He is lucky in love.
- (often pejorative) smug; proud; self-satisfied
瞧他那個得意的樣兒。 [MSC, trad.]
瞧他那个得意的样儿。 [MSC, simp.]- Qiáo tā nàge déyì de yàngr.
- Look at him, looking so smug.
- (Cantonese) cute; adorable
嘩,個BB太得意喇!我忍唔住啜咗佢一啖面珠墩。 [Cantonese, trad.]
哗,个BB太得意喇!我忍唔住啜咗佢一啖面珠墩。 [Cantonese, simp.]- waa3, go3 bi4 bi1 taai3 dak1 ji3 laa3! ngo5 jan2 m4 zyu6 zyut3-1 zo2 keoi5 jat1 daam6 min6 zyu1 dan1.
- Wow, the baby's too cute! I couldn't help but kiss his cheek.
- (Cantonese) interesting; peculiar
你諗埋嗮啲嘢都夠嗮得意㗎喇。 [Cantonese, trad.]
你谂埋嗮啲嘢都够嗮得意㗎喇。 [Cantonese, simp.]- nei5 nam2 maai4 saai3 di1 je5 dou1 gau3 saai3 dak1 ji3 gaa3 laa3.
- The stuff you think about is quite peculiar.
Synonyms
- (successful): 得志 (dézhì)
- (smug): (Hokkien) 得訣/得诀, (Cantonese) 得戚
- (cute):
Dialectal synonyms of
可愛 (“adorable; lovable; cute”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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可愛
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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可疼, 可人疼, 可愛
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Taiwan
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可愛
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Singapore
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可愛
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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喜歡人, 喜人
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
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心疼, 得人愛
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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愛人, 逗人愛, 乖
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Wuhan
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逗人疼, 逗人喜歡
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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討喜
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Hefei
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心疼人
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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得人愛, 得人中意, 得意
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Hong Kong
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得意
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Taishan
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得意
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Yangjiang
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得人愛
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Gan
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Nanchang
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討人喜歡
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Hakka
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Meixian
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得人惜
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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得人惜, 卡哇伊
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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得人惜, 卡哇伊
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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得人惜, 卡哇伊
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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得人惜, 卡哇伊
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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得人惜, 卡哇伊
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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得人惜, 卡哇伊
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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粘人, 惜人, 親, 奇特
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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好惜, 得人怒
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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好疼
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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得儂疼, 古錐, 古傑
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Quanzhou
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得儂疼, 古錐
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Zhangzhou
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得儂疼, 得儂惜, 古錐
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Tainan
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得儂疼, 得儂惜, 古錐
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Penang (Hokkien)
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趣味
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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古錐
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Manila (Hokkien)
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古錐, 得儂疼
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Datian
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得儂惜
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Chaozhou
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好惜
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Shantou
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好惜, 得儂惜, 可愛
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Jieyang
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好惜
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Puning
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好惜, 趣味, 可愛
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Wu
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Suzhou
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討人喜歡
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Wenzhou
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有趣, 有趣相
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Xiang
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Changsha
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逗人愛, 帶愛相, 愛人
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Shuangfeng
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帶愛相, 乖
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Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “successful”): (formal) 侘傺 (chàchì), 失意 (shīyì)
Derived terms
Japanese
Pronunciation
Adjective
得意 • (tokui) -na (adnominal 得意な (tokui na), adverbial 得意に (tokui ni))
- triumphant, proud
- skilled
Inflection
Stem forms
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Imperfective (未然形)
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得意だろ
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とくいだろ
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tokui daro
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Continuative (連用形)
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得意で
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とくいで
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tokui de
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Terminal (終止形)
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得意だ
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とくいだ
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tokui da
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Attributive (連体形)
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得意な
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とくいな
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tokui na
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Hypothetical (仮定形)
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得意なら
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とくいなら
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tokui nara
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Imperative (命令形)
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得意であれ
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とくいであれ
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tokui de are
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Key constructions
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Informal negative
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得意ではない 得意じゃない
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とくいではない とくいじゃない
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tokui de wa nai tokui ja nai
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Informal past
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得意だった
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とくいだった
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tokui datta
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Informal negative past
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得意ではなかった 得意じゃなかった
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とくいではなかった とくいじゃなかった
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tokui de wa nakatta tokui ja nakatta
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Formal
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得意です
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とくいです
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tokui desu
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Formal negative
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得意ではありません 得意じゃありません
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とくいではありません とくいじゃありません
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tokui de wa arimasen tokui ja arimasen
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Formal past
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得意でした
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とくいでした
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tokui deshita
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Formal negative past
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得意ではありませんでした 得意じゃありませんでした
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とくいではありませんでした とくいじゃありませんでした
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tokui de wa arimasen deshita tokui ja arimasen deshita
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Conjunctive
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得意で
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とくいで
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tokui de
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Conditional
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得意なら(ば)
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とくいなら(ば)
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tokui nara (ba)
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Provisional
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得意だったら
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とくいだったら
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tokui dattara
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Volitional
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得意だろう
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とくいだろう
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tokui darō
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Adverbial
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得意に
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とくいに
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tokui ni
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Degree
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得意さ
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とくいさ
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tokuisa
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Noun
得意 • (tokui)
- strong point
- triumph
- regular customer
Descendants
- → Korean: 도꾸이 (dokku'i, “regular customer (dialectal)”)
References