嗲

嗲 U+55F2, 嗲 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-55F2 ← 嗱 [U+55F1] CJK Unified Ideographs 嗳 → [U+55F3]

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 (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁵tia

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• 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/

Definitions

嗲

1. (dialectal) coy; acting spoiled or flirtatious
2. (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)

3. (Shanghainese) good; pleasing; beautiful; fashionable; aspiring

   昨日隻電影老嗲個。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
   昨日只电影老嗲个。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

   ⁸zoq-gniq ⁷tsaq ⁶di-in ⁶lau ⁵tia-gheq [Wugniu]

   The movie yesterday was really good.

   • 嗲人背嗲包，嗲人戴嗲錶。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
     嗲人背嗲包，嗲人戴嗲表。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

     ⁵tia-gnin ¹pe ⁵tia-pau ⁵tia-gnin ⁵ta ⁵tia-piau [Wugniu]

     Posh folks carry posh bags, posh folks wear posh watches.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 好 (“good”) [map]

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
	Wuhan	好, 傲
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	好
	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	Shaxi (Longdu)	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
	Shuangfeng	好

Compounds

• 嗲聲嗲氣／嗲声嗲气 (diǎshēngdiǎqì)
• 嬌嗲／娇嗲
• 發嗲／发嗲 (fādiǎ)
• 詐嗲／诈嗲
• 詐嬌弄嗲／诈娇弄嗲

 

Etymology 2

trad.		嗲
simp. #		嗲

From Teochew 茶 (tê⁵, “tea”).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): de¹

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

Definitions

嗲

1. (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

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): de⁴

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

Definitions

嗲 (Cantonese)

1. The sound of dripping.
2. to drip; to trickle

Compounds

• 嗲嗲渧 (Cantonese)

 

Etymology 4

trad.		嗲
simp. #		嗲
alternative forms		襶 袳

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): de²

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• 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

• 唔嗲唔吊
• 嗲吊
• 嗲嗲吊

 

Etymology 5

trad.		嗲
simp. #		嗲

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): diē (die¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄝ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): de¹

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• 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

1. Used in transcription.

Compounds

• 沙嗲
• 蚵嗲