特別

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See also: 特别

Chinese

special; unusual; extraordinary
special; unusual; extraordinary; male animal
 
other; distinguish; contrary
other; distinguish; contrary; difficult; awkward; leave; depart; separate; classify; another; do not; must not; to pin
 
trad. (特別/特别) /
simp. (特别)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/2
Initial () (7) (3)
Final () (131) (83)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I III
Fanqie
Baxter dok bjet
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/dək̚/ /bˠiᴇt̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/dək̚/ /bᵚiɛt̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/dək̚/ /biæt̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/dək̚/ /biat̚/
Li
Rong
/dək̚/ /bjɛt̚/
Wang
Li
/dək̚/ /bĭɛt̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/dʱək̚/ /bʱi̯ɛt̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
bié
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
dak6 bit6

Adjective

特別

  1. special
    特別鳴謝特别鸣谢  ―  tèbié míngxiè  ―  special thanks
    如何一個男生覺得特別 [MSC, trad.]
    如何一个男生觉得特别 [MSC, simp.]
    Rúhé ràng yīge nánshēng juéde nǐ hěn tèbié?
    How can you make a boy think you're special?

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Adverb

特別

  1. especially; particularly
    今天心情特別高興 [MSC, trad.]
    今天心情特别高兴 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ jīntiān xīnqíng tèbié gāoxìng.
    I am in a particularly happy mood today.
    覺得這個建議特別 [MSC, trad.]
    觉得这个建议特别 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ juéde Xiù yīng zhège jiànyì tèbié de hǎo.
    I think Xiuying's suggestion is particularly good.
    喜歡運動特別游泳 [MSC, trad.]
    喜欢运动特别游泳 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā hěn xǐhuān zuò yùndòng, tèbié shì yóuyǒng.
    He really likes to do exercise, especially swimming.
  2. specially; purposely
  3. (chiefly Mainland China) extremely; very; highly

Synonyms

  • (especially):
  • (specially):

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (特別):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
とく
Grade: 4
べつ
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

(とく)(べつ) (tokubetsu-na (adnominal (とく)(べつ) (tokubetsu na), adverbial (とく)(べつ) (tokubetsu ni))

  1. special

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References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

特別 (teukbyeol) (hangeul 특별)

  1. hanja form? of 특별 (specialness)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

特別

  1. chữ Hán form of đặc biệt (special; unusual).