| ought to; should; theoretically should | really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (應該的) | 應該 | 的 | |
| simp. (应该的) | 应该 | 的 | |
| Literally: “(this is) something (I) ought to (do)”. | |||
應該的
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 不客氣 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 不客氣, 別客氣, 不用客氣, 不謝, 不用謝, 應該的, 不會 |
| Malaysia | 不用客氣 | |
| Singapore | 不客氣 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 唔使客氣, 應該嘅 |
| Hong Kong | 唔使客氣, 唔使, 應該嘅, 乜說話 | |
| Taishan | 唔使客氣 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 唔使客氣 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 唔使客氣, 唔使多謝 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 唔使細義 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 唔使細義 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 唔使細義 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 唔使細義 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 唔使細義 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 唔使細義 | |
| Kuching (Hepo) | 唔使客氣 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 客氣甚嘞 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 莫細膩, 無客氣 |
| Fuqing | 無客氣 | |
| Singapore (Fuqing) | 伓使客氣 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 免客氣 |
| Zhangzhou | 免細膩 | |
| Taipei | 免細膩 GT, 免客氣 GT | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 毋通客氣 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 免客氣, 毋通客氣 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 毋免客氣 | |
| Medan (Hokkien) | 免客氣 | |
| Chaozhou | 免客氣, 莫客氣 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 免客氣 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 勿要客氣, 勿要緊 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 莫客氣 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |