chit-puh

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Hokkien

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese チップ (chippu), from English tip.

Pronunciation

Noun

chit-puh

  1. (Taiwan) tip; gratuity

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 小費 (“tip; gratuity”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 小費, 小賬, 茶錢 dated
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 小櫃兒
Taiwan 小費
Singapore 小費
Cantonese Guangzhou 貼士, 小費
Hong Kong 貼士
Hakka Meixian 小費
Northern Min Jian'ou 小彩
Eastern Min Fuzhou 小彩
Southern Min Xiamen 小彩, 小費
Taipei chit-puh GT, 小費 GT, 小彩 GT
Shantou 小費
Wu Shanghai 小費, 小賬, 司冒而 dated
Note GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified)
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